Map Apps Diverge on Trump’s Lake Ontario Renaming

President Donald Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed Lake America, and navigation apps are responding differently. Apple Maps has made the change, while other map services have not. The order is linked by one report to Washington's trade dispute with Canada.

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Map Apps Are Handling Trump’s Renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America Differently

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Navigation companies face a new dilemma after President Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America.

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Trump Renaming of Lake Ontario Amid U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions

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President Trump's executive order directs U.S. federal agencies to use 'Lake America' for Lake Ontario on maps, documents and databases. Google Maps and Apple Maps now label it 'Lake America' for U.S. users and 'Lake Ontario' in Canada, while MapQuest has refused; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford reject the rename, with Ford posting a shoreline billboard reading 'Lake Ontario — Now and Always.'

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Apple Maps has begun labeling Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' for U.S. users, joining Google Maps in following President Trump's executive order.

In this event Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps Earlier coverage Week in Politics: Trump renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America'; Fed chair signals hikes Earlier coverage ‘Lake America’: Trump Floats Renaming Lake Ontario Amid Canada Tensions Earlier coverage

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NYT Published 2 September 2026

Map Apps Are Handling Trump’s Renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America Differently

Navigation companies face a new dilemma after President Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America.

BBC Published 2 September 2026

Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order

The move follows an order by President Donald Trump as part of Washington's trade spat with Canada.

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