{
  "id": 4977243,
  "title": "Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-after-trump-order-4977243",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-02T00:36:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
    "slug": "bbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddvyyz0e47o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple's digital mapping service has altered the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, according to an order issued by US President Donald Trump. This alteration is confined to users in the United States, while Canadian users will still view the lake as Lake Ontario. The BBC has reached out to Apple for a response. This action aligns with Trump's executive order to rename the lake following the collapse of trade talks between Canada and the US. Washington has imposed a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods as a result of the failed negotiations. Google has also made a similar change for its US-based users, leading to criticism on social media. Canada has retaliated by announcing it will impose dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs. Prime Minister Mark Carney's office has walked away from the trade negotiations, citing Washington's demands as unacceptable. Carney has criticized the US approach, stating that discussions can only resume once the US demonstrates seriousness.",
  "summary": "The move follows an order by President Donald Trump as part of Washington's trade spat with Canada.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump has asked Apple to change Lake Ontario name: Burgum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/trump-has-asked-apple-to-change-lake-ontario-name-burgum",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:15:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Maps bring up Lake Ontario if you search for 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-bring-up-lake-ontario-if-you-search-for-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:58:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple updates Apple Maps to show Lake America for US users, Lake Ontario for Canadian users, and both for the rest of the world, following Trump's EO (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-updates-apple-maps-to-show-lake-america-for-us-users-lake",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:40:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple Maps now uses ‘Lake America’ instead of ‘Lake Ontario’ after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-now-uses-lake-america-instead-of-lake-ontario-after-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:49:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-follows-google-in-renaming-lake-ontario",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:22:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Apple follows Google in adopting Trump’s ‘Lake America’ name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-name",
        "published": "2026-09-01T22:13:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Apple Maps follows Google, changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-follows-google-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:50:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-after-trump-order",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:36:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-after-trump-order",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:23:26.000Z"
      }
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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."
}