In 1973, Ontario teacher Hank Deverell built his wife a bottle house for her doll collection; about 25,000 glass bottles and 1,750 hours later, it became a roadside attraction
About 25,000 bottles and 1,000 pounds of mortar were used to build the attraction. In 1973, Ontario teacher Hank Deverell and his wife Myrtle built a house from glass bottles in Redditt, a small community in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Myrtle wanted a…
After Trump renamed Lake Ontario ‘Lake America,’ a Pennsylvania Republican now wants Lake Erie renamed ‘Lake Pennsylvania’
President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” has now been followed by a similar proposal involving another Great Lake. A Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania is preparing a resolution seeking to rename Lake Erie as “Lake…
In 2004, Toronto began using cold water from 83 metres beneath Lake Ontario to cool downtown buildings; today the system serves 200 buildings across 40 million sq ft
Representative Image (AI-generated) Deep beneath the surface of Lake Ontario, a layer of naturally cold water has become an unlikely part of Toronto’s urban infrastructure. Instead of relying entirely on conventional air-conditioning systems to cool its…
This city in New York rejects ‘Lake America’ name, Republican mayor says Lake Ontario is in the DNA of the residents
This city in New York rejects the renaming of Lake Ontario. In a rare display of intra-party pushback, Robert Corradino, the Republican mayor of Oswego, New York, a city situated along the southern shore of Lake Ontario, has publicly rejected recent…
Michigan’s AQI hit 616 after Ontario wildfire smoke crossed into the US; scientists warn a warming climate could make such pollution more common
Michigan’s AQI hit 616 after Ontario wildfire smoke crossed into the US (Image: AI Generated) Smoke from Canadian wildfires can travel hundreds or even thousands of kilometres, turning a distant fire into a serious air-quality emergency. That danger was…
Lake Ontario is now ‘Lake America’ on Google Maps in US
Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. This photo…
Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline: “Lake Ontario. Now and Always.” Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake…
Did ‘Jack Kimble’ predict Trump’s Lake Ontario name change? 2025 post goes viral amid US-Canada trade war
A January 2025 social media post from the parody account “Jack Kimble” has gone viral after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” The old post garnered significant attention, with many…
US-Canada trade war: State Department makes big statement on Lake Ontario after Trump’s move; sparks online reactions
The US State Department has sparked a fresh wave of reactions online after joking that it had “deadnamed” Lake America by mistakenly referring to the body of water as Lake Ontario on its website. Trump has ordered the federal government to refer to Lake…
‘Name dates back 400 years’: Canada’s Carney rejects Trump’s ‘Lake Ontario’ name change to ‘Lake America’
Mark Carney hits back after Donald Trump ‘renames’ Lake Ontario Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday (local time) rejected US President Donald Trump’s move to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, declaring that the iconic water…