Google renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ amid escalating trade war with Canada
A second body of water that Google has renamed under Trump rule It’s been well over a year since US President Donald Trump has renamed a body of water, with this last decree taking place on 20 January 2025, a somewhat controversial way of starting one’s presidential term. Mexico fought the name change, arguing that […]
2 days ago
Mark Carney posts perfect response after Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
‘Canadians know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.’ Mark Carney has hit back at the White House after Donald Trump continued efforts to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The last few days have seen US-Canadian relations deteriorate once more after Donald Trump reignited a trade war between […]
5 days ago
White House shares spectacular self-own with attempted jibe at Canada
The White House accidentally shared the perfect metaphor for US trade policy in an embarrassing blunder. The White House managed to share a spectacular self-own as they attempted to take aim at Canada in a post on social media. The last few days have seen US-Canadian relations deteriorate once more after Donald Trump reignited a […]
6 days ago
Canada tariffs on cars to double to 50% as Trump escalates trade war
It comes as the trade talks collapsed On 1 January Canada tariffs on cars, trucks and auto parts will double to 50%, following the decision by US President Donald Trump to escalate his trade war with the neighbouring country. On Monday, Trump announced the rise from the current 25% rate, days after US-Canada trade talks […]
1 week ago
Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs hours before deadline as he claims a deal
With an AI-generated image of himself hauling a pipe from the ground Donald Trump has paused the 50 per cent Canada tariffs due to take effect on Wednesday morning. The US president announced a three-day delay on Truth Social less than two hours before the levy was set to hit nearly $20bn (C$28bn) of Canadian […]
2 weeks ago
Trump disinvites Canada from his ‘board of peace’
“Thank you for your attention to this matter” Donald Trump has changed his mind on inviting Canada to participate in his “Board of Peace”, as his frosty relations with the North American neighbors have taken another blow. The US president, in a recent post on social media, said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would […]
7 months ago