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Hydronym hype: Canadians stand up to Lake Ontario renaming

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'We have set up this sign to remind them it’s Lake Ontario now and forever,' said Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Hamilton, Ont., on Aug. 29.Screenshot courtesy of X

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

September 2, 2026

From politicians to musicians to strategists, Canadians spent this past weekend asserting the traditional name of one of the Great Lakes that got swept up in the wake of the Aug. 21 collapse of Canada-United States trade talks.

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