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ICYMI - In the News: The Lake Got Renamed. Iran Got Forgotten

Lake Ontario renamed to Lake America is the kind of headline built to get a reaction, and journalist Rob Breakenridge explains why the timing might matter more than the joke itself. While the trolling dominates headlines, something else has gone quiet.

Saskatchewan has found its own way to respond, adding a 50 percent tax on American alcohol while stopping short of pulling bottles from shelves entirely. Alberta has taken a different path so far, and Rob lays out where the province stands and what its premier has floated instead.

The conversation closes on Alberta's October referendum, where…

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