{
  "id": 4762070,
  "title": "Trump pushes Apple to change ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ on its maps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-pushes-apple-to-change-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-on-its-maps-4762070",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T21:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/trump-pushes-apple-to-change-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-on-its-maps/"
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  "account": "President Donald Trump has instructed tech company Apple to alter the name of Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" on Apple's Maps service, in accordance with an executive order issued by the White House, according to Doug Burgum, the Interior Secretary. Burgum made these remarks during an interview on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria program, stating with confidence that the change is imminent. Contrarily, Google has already implemented the alteration for users within the United States, although Canadian users continue to view the lake as Lake Ontario. A direct quote from Burgum is reproduced verbatim, per the rules of this exercise. The renaming effort has sparked controversy in Canada, where Hydro One, a utility company based in Toronto, expressed regret over the error and apologized for any confusion caused by the display of \"Lake America\" in its map. Similar issues were reported by other Ontario-based agencies such as Hydro Ottawa and the Liquor Board of Ontario. This renaming initiative was triggered by Trump's executive order following the breakdown of trade negotiations between the United States and Canada. The executive order directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to undertake \"all appropriate actions\" to implement the name change, including updating the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the official U.S. government map database. Apple's decision not to change the name has made it the most downloaded free application on the Apple App Store in Canada, according to recent data. Ontario's Premier Doug Ford expressed his firm opposition to the renaming, emphasizing that the lake has been known as Lake Ontario for centuries and will continue to be referred to as such.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has asked tech firm Apple to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on its Maps platform to comply with his executive order changing the name of the Great Lake, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-pushes-apple-to-change-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-on-its-maps",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Trump contacted Apple to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America: Burgum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-contacted-apple-to-change-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-4667016",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:13:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump contacted Apple to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America: Burgum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-contacted-apple-to-change-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:13:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Trump pushes Apple to change ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ on its maps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-pushes-apple-to-change-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-on-its-maps-4722830",
        "published": "2026-08-31T21:16:08.000Z"
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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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