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  "id": 4508996,
  "title": "Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T22:01:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/sci-tech/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users-after-trump-ordered-name-change"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' for users in the United States, in response to a recent directive from President Donald Trump. This change reflects the global tech giant's use of names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The update is part of Google's ongoing practice of adapting to varying names of bodies of water across different countries. The decision follows an escalating trade war between the U.S. and Canada, which has resulted in billions of dollars in added tariffs on each other's goods. While the change was met with indifference in the U.S., Premier Doug Ford of Canada responded with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shore, stating, \"Lake Ontario. Now and forever.\"",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Ontario premier answers Trump's 'Lake America' with giant 'Lake Ontario' sign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ontario-premier-answers-trumps-lake-america-with-giant-lake-ontario",
        "published": "2026-08-30T15:37:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Google Maps renames Lake Ontario after Trump’s decree on ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/google-maps-renames-lake-ontario-after-trumps-decree-on-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-30T16:57:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump renaming Lake Ontario ‘like something out of Saturday Night Live,’ says Ford",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-renaming-lake-ontario-like-something-out-of-saturday-night-live",
        "published": "2026-08-30T17:29:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Some Ontario government, business websites show ‘Lake America’ on maps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/some-ontario-government-business-websites-show-lake-america-on-maps",
        "published": "2026-08-30T22:19:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users-4517789",
        "published": "2026-08-30T22:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Lake Ontario now called ‘Lake America’ on Google Maps for US users after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users-4516274",
        "published": "2026-08-30T22:34:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users-4523955",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:30:06.000Z"
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