AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCanada–U.S. Trade War: President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” effective immediately for U.S. federal use, as tariffs and retaliatory measures continue after trade talks collapsed. The order directs the Interior Department to update U.S. geographic records and replace federal references to “Lake Ontario,” but Canada is not required to change its name. Ontario Politics: Ottawa mayoral candidates released housing-and-jobs platform planks as the city enters the election blackout period, with one proposal calling for a public builder to raise non-market housing from 5% to 10%. Conservation: Ontario Nature expanded the Lost Bay Nature Reserve near Gananoque by nearly 18 acres to strengthen a key wildlife corridor in the Frontenac Arch. Public Safety: A 16-year-old was arrested for impaired driving after a head-on crash on Vancouver Island killed two people. Justice & Health: Ottawa police said testing found pills found in Orléans parks were not illicit drugs. Indigenous Justice (Manitoba): Federal funding of $5 million supports Indigenous-led alternatives to incarceration through MKO’s Gladue Pathways to Healing initiative.
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