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NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedAugust 30, 2026Miami-Dade

Ontario Premier Doug Ford installs 'Lake Ontario' sign in response to President Trump's 'Lake America' decree

Ontario Premier Doug Ford installed a large sign reading 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' on the Canadian shoreline on Saturday. This action serves as a direct response to President Donald Trump's recent declaration renaming the body of water 'Lake America'.

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Why It Matters

The action highlights a diplomatic and symbolic disagreement between the Canadian provincial government and the U.S. President regarding the naming of a shared international body of water.

Key Facts

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford installed a billboard-sized sign on the Canadian shoreline on Saturday.
  • The sign displays the text 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always'.
  • The action was taken in response to a decree by U.S. President Donald Trump renaming the lake 'Lake America'.
  • Canadian leaders have responded to the U.S. decree with public ridicule.

Who's Mentioned

personNelson Wiseman“Professor emeritus at the University of Toronto”personMark Carney“Canadian Prime Minister”locationToronto“Location of reporting”locationLake Ontario“The body of water subject to the naming dispute”personPierre Picard“Wendat Nation Grand Chief”personWab Kinew“Premier of Manitoba”personDoug Ford“Premier of Ontario”personRobert Bothwell“Canadian historian”personDonald Trump“President of the United States”