{
  "id": 4563594,
  "title": "Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' in US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-in-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T03:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
    "slug": "dw-news",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/google-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-in-us/a-78567904?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Maps has updated the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in the United States, following President Donald Trump's order. This change coincides with Google's 2025 decision to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Canada, however, continues to use the traditional name Lake Ontario for the lake. The reason behind Google's decision is their policy for naming bodies of water differently across countries. Some have criticized Trump's move amid a trade war between the US and Canada, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford emphasizing that the world will continue to refer to the lake as Lake Ontario.",
  "summary": "The name change even made its way to some government websites in Canada which pull map data from Google Maps. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made his position clear by erecting a billboard on the shore of the lake.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming ‘Lake Ontario’ As ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:43:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’ in new slight to Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-in-new-slight-to",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:12:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario, Carney rejects move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-carney-rejects-move",
        "published": "2026-08-28T06:53:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "‘Lake Ontario’ hat maker sees politics and sales in Trump’s name change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/lake-ontario-hat-maker-sees-politics-and-sales-in-trumps-name-change",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:07:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "‘Lake Ontario’ hat maker sees politics and sales in Trump’s name change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/lake-ontario-hat-maker-sees-politics-and-sales-in-trumps-name-change-3989940",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:27:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Trump officially signs executive order directing government to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-officially-signs-executive-order-directing-government-to-rename",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:49:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' in US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-in-us-4563955",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}