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Trump Renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America." Canada's Answer Was a Two-Story Sign.
A trade war over tariffs somehow ended with the map itself getting rewritten. Trump signed an order renaming Lake Ontario for U.S. federal use; Doug Ford answered with an 18-foot sign on the shoreline, and Google Maps couldn't decide who was right.
Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" as Canada Trade War Escalates
The order directs the US government to use the new name effective immediately — but it only applies to how Washington refers to the lake, not what Canada, Ontario, or the rest of the world call it.
Canada Announces $20 Billion in Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods, Effective September 8
Ottawa is matching Washington "dollar for dollar, rate for rate" on more than 700 products, including doubling tariffs on American steel and aluminum, alongside a C$7.5 billion support package for affected businesses and workers.
Senate Votes 51-48 to Block Trump's Canada Tariffs, With Four Republicans Crossing Over
Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul joined all Democrats behind a resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine — the sharpest bipartisan rebuke of the administration's trade policy yet, though it faces near-certain death in the House.
US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse, Triggering 50% Tariffs on Both Sides
"They wanted more," says the U.S. trade chief. Canada says Washington's own last-minute demands blew up the deal. Either way, matching 50% tariffs on billions of dollars in goods are now set to take effect.