U.S. President Trump requests Apple to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
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Donald Trump, Apple, Google
Canada, United States
August 2026
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Trump orders renaming of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
President Trump issued an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in official US government databases. Google Maps has updated its US-based service to reflect the new name, while other providers are in the process of updating. The move follows a similar rebranding of the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America' in January 2025. The change is part of ongoing trade tensions between the US and Canada.
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