De naamswijziging komt op een moment dat de relatie tussen de Verenigde Staten en Canada verder onder druk staat.

Trump threatened the renaming earlier this week amid a deepening trade war with Canada.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

President Trump directed the US government to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. This move follows escalating trade disputes between Washington and Ottawa. The executive order…