Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

• 01Apple has updated its Maps app to display "Lake America" to users located in the United States, while users outside the US continue to see "Lake Ontario."
• 02Google Maps has also updated its branding to show "Lake America" to US users, citing an executive order from President Donald Trump and its practice of using names from the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
• 03Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming the body of water between New York and Ontario to "Lake America," stating the purpose was to honor the contributions of the American people and the nation's history.
• 04Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the name change, stating the name "Ontario" derives from the Indigenous Wendat language and predates both the Canadian Confederation and the US Declaration of Independence.
• 05US trade tensions with Canada escalated following the collapse of trade talks, resulting in the US imposing a 50% tariff on certain Canadian imports and threatening further duties on steel, trucks, cars, and auto parts.
• 06In response to US tariffs, Carney announced retaliatory tariffs of 25-50% on hundreds of US goods.
• 07Doug Burgum, the US Interior Secretary, stated that President Trump had reached out to Apple directly regarding the name change.
• 08MapQuest, an online mapping application, rejected the request to change the name, posting a screenshot with the caption "We’re not changing it," which caused the app to reach the number one spot on Apple’s App Store.

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Apple and Google have updated their mapping services to display "Lake America" to US users following an executive order by President Donald Trump. The renaming occurred amidst escalating trade tensions, as the US imposed tariffs on Canadian goods in response to collapsed negotiations, prompting Canada to retaliate with its own duties. While Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the unilateral name change as invalid, the US government characterized the action as a recognition of American heritage.