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‘Typical Trump, silly joke’: ‘Lake America’ has Canadians laughing

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English August 28, 2026 at 8:09 AM

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‘Typical Trump. It’s sort of a silly joke.’ Canadians are reacting to US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’. It comes amid a spiralling trade war between the two nations.

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