Google updates maps to display Lake Ontario as Lake America in U.S.
Google Maps has updated its display to show Lake America for users in the United States, following President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Great Lake. Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated that the name change won't stick, despite Trump's signing of the executive order. Hydro One, Ontario's power utility, apologized for its outage map erroneously displaying the water body as Lake America.
Ontario and New York have experienced escalating tensions since trade talks fell apart, with both countries accusing each other of making last-minute changes to a proposed interim trade deal.
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