{
  "id": 4559268,
  "title": "Google Maps now shows 'Lake America' in U.S., not 'Lake Ontario'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-now-shows-lake-america-in-u-s-not-lake-ontario",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T03:14:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/google-maps-now-shows-lake-america-in-us-not-lake-ontario/article71409535.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Maps has updated its U.S. version to display the lake as \"Lake America\" instead of its traditional name, \"Lake Ontario.\" This change came after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the lake as part of an ongoing trade dispute with Canada. The decision will affect U.S. users of Google Maps, while Canadians and others outside the U.S. and Canada will continue to see the lake as \"Lake Ontario.\" The White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's office, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office have yet to comment on Google's decision. Google Maps previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico to \"Gulf of America\" following a similar executive order by Trump. Ontario Premier Ford responded by unveiling a sign stating, \"Lake Ontario: Now and Always,\" emphasizing that the rest of the world will continue to refer to the lake by its traditional name.",
  "summary": "Canadians will see 'Lake Ontario' and those outside U.S. and Canada will see both names, Google says, days after Donald Trump signed an order renaming the water body",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Lake Ontario to Lake America – who gets to decide what goes on maps?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/lake-ontario-to-lake-america-who-gets-to-decide-what-goes-on-maps",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:47:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Lake Ontario to 'Lake America': Who gets to decide what goes on maps?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-to-lake-america-who-gets-to-decide-what-goes-on-maps",
        "published": "2026-08-30T18:16:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Google Maps now show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-now-show-lake-america-in-us-not-lake-ontario",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Google Maps now show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-now-show-lake-america-in-us-not-lake-ontario-4554444",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:06:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}