Trump Renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' Amid Ongoing Trade War with Canada

The US and Canada are entangled in a trade war that has seen Washington and Ottawa slap tit-for-tat tariffs on each other. In the latest salvo, President Donald Trump announced he would rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America', citing his 'America First' narrative.

Google Maps followed suit, renaming the lake as per the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database. However, people in Canada will still see the body of water labeled Lake Ontario on their devices and computers.

The move has been met with criticism from Canadian officials, including Premier Doug Ford, who called it 'absolutely backwards'. He warned that a trade war would harm both countries, but be 'devastating' to the US due to Canada's large purchases of US vehicles.