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Lake Ontario's name dates back centuries and comes from an Indigenous term associated with its waters. Here's the history behind the Great Lake's name and why President Donald Trump wants to change it to "Lake America.
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‘We will always stand up for our province’: Ontario government fixes ‘Lake America’ name on LCBO, Metrolinx and Hydro One web maps
Provincial agencies patch web applications after U.S. name change affects third-party cartography tools
The head of the Port of Oswego Authority said the name change creates unnecessary friction with an important trading partner
If you follow Lake Ontario’s shoreline west from Toronto, you’ll pass rows of high-rises and city streets. Though these urban landscapes tend to blend into one another, you’ll know you’ve reached Hamilton, Ontario’s city limits when you get to some distinctive landmarks: the steel mills.
A reader argues that the executive order to call Lake Ontario "Lake America" is petty theater that embarrasses the nation rather than resolving any dispute with Canada.