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Could Trump really rename Lake Ontario? Yes, but here's why he shouldn't Original

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By Joseph Brean Verified
| National Post Verified
U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid a trade war with Canada. Here's what we know "Unilaterally changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America would not only put state authorities of New York in a quandary over whether to follow the federal lead, it would also raise a standardization problem between Canada and the U.S.," writes Tristan Hopper.
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Could Trump really rename Lake Ontario? Yes, but here's why he shouldn't

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By Joseph Brean Verified
| SaltWire Network Verified
The Great Lakes mostly have anglicized Indigenous names — Ontario, Huron, Michigan and Erie — and one anglicized French name, Superior. But if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his latest threat amid the trade war, the smallest of those lakes could soon have an anglicized Italian name instead, “Lake America,” named directly for the United States of America, which in turn takes its name from Amerigo Vespucci, the 16th century Italian explorer.
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Rich cottagers like the quiet. Inside Muskoka's fight to stop the noise Original

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By Joseph Brean Verified
| National Post Verified
A new noise bylaw reflects a clash of cultures in Muskoka, between the millionaires and the billionaires, developers and old-timey cottagers A Muskoka noise bylaw is about how closely Canada wants to police the audible expression of the Canadian summer dream, of what it means to be at the cottage, whether to make the noise, or to resent it. A marina on Lake Muskoka thrums with activity on a recent summer morning.
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