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  "id": 4642860,
  "title": "Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario as Google Maps changes name",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/apple-maps-still-shows-lake-ontario-as-google-maps-changes-name",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T12:20:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-maps-still-shows-lake-ontario-as-google-maps-changes-name/"
  },
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  "account": "The ongoing trade war between the United States and Canada has taken an unusual turn with a new executive order from President Trump. This time, it involves renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America. However, the name users see on Google Maps and Apple Maps depends on their location.\n\nGoogle Maps has already updated its map to reflect the new name, but it varies based on the user's location. In the United States, the name is changed to Lake America, while users from other countries still see the original name, Lake Ontario. This is similar to the company's approach to the Gulf of Mexico, which was initially renamed Gulf of America but later reverted.\n\nOn the other hand, Apple Maps has not yet adopted the new name, even for US users. The company typically avoids political controversy and has previously aligned with the Trump administration, but a new CEO may change this policy. Apple Maps' decision to stick with the original name has drawn mixed reactions, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiling a billboard on the lake's shoreline that reads \"Lake Ontario. Now and always.\" The map updates reflect the United States' Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) naming convention.",
  "summary": "The latest development in the trade war Trump started with Canada is an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. Google Maps has updated the name, though what you see depends on which country you are in, with only US users seeing Lake America. Apple Maps has so far stuck to the real name … more…",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Google Maps will show ’Lake America’ in US, not ’Lake Ontario’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/google-maps-will-show-lake-america-in-us-not-lake-ontario",
        "published": "2026-08-30T14:06:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Google Maps will show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/google-maps-will-show-lake-america-in-us-not-lake-ontario-4445021",
        "published": "2026-08-30T14:37:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Google Maps Renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' - But Only for U.S. Users",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/google-maps-renamed-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-but-only-for-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-30T18:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News Tech",
        "title": "Google renames Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-renames-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-after-trump-order",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:07:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Canadian sites display 'Lake America' despite Google’s US-only change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/canadian-sites-display-lake-america-despite-googles-us-only-change",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:54:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Lake Ontario is now ‘Lake America’ on Google Maps, but not for everyone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lake-ontario-is-now-lake-america-on-google-maps-but-not-for-everyone",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:12:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "Google Maps has another “America” on the map, and Canadians aren’t amused",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-has-another-america-on-the-map-and-canadians-arent-amused",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:15:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mapquests-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:51:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "MapQuest's App Surges to No. 1 In Navigation After Refusing to Rename Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mapquests-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-4683130",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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