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Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as trade feud heats up
In an early morning tweet Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," following a breakdown in trade negotiations and a comment Monday from Ontario Premier Doug Ford inviting the president to "kiss my ass."
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: CBC News · Aug 25, 2026 at 8:35 AM ET
- Coverage span: 11h 10m
- Coverage: 5 reports from 5 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 3 → 4 publications in 7h 54m
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Coverage
5 publications are covering this story.
CBC NewsTier A
Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as trade feud heats up(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Trump threatens to change Lake Ontario's name as trade war with Canada heats up(opens original report in a new tab)AxiosTier B
"Lake America": Trump turns Canada feud toward Lake Ontario(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' as trade war with Canada escalates(opens original report in a new tab)Fox NewsTier B
Trump taunts Canada on renaming Lake Ontario the 'Lake America' amid rising border trade rift(opens original report in a new tab)
How coverage developed
First report from CBC News
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Story updateABC News joined coverage
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Story updateCoverage went from 3 to 5 sources
Story updateCoverage went from 5 to 2 sources
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How CurrentWire compiled this story
CBC News (www.cbc.ca), a Tier A publisher, filed this report on . CurrentWire published this page 7 hours later, on .
Filed under Politics · United States · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: Ontario (5), Trade (28), United States (87), Canada (30), Lake Ontario (1), Lake Ontario's (none).
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