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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' for US users after Trump order

Apple Maps renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' for US users after Trump's executive order, following Google's similar move.

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Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on the web version of Apple Maps for US users, following US President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake. [1] A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that a majority of Americans oppose Trump's moves to raise taxes on imported Canadian goods and his order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' [2] Apple Maps and Google Maps both follow official government names when updating their mapping systems. [3] President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid a trade war with Canada. [4] Google Maps began rolling out the name change from Lake Ontario to Lake America for US users on Saturday. [5] The executive order was signed in the context of trade talks between the US and Canada that broke down last week. [6] Google updated its map shortly after the name change went live in the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). [7] The Canadian version of Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario when panning over the area. [8] Lake Ontario straddles the US-Canada border and gives its name to the Canadian province rather than the US. [9]
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  1. Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on the web version of Apple Maps for US users, following US President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake. · Dawn
  2. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that a majority of Americans oppose Trump's moves to raise taxes on imported Canadian goods and his order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' · Dawn
  3. Apple Maps and Google Maps both follow official government names when updating their mapping systems. · businessinsider.comUnited States
  4. President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid a trade war with Canada. · businessinsider.comUnited States
  5. Google Maps began rolling out the name change from Lake Ontario to Lake America for US users on Saturday. · arstechnica.com
  6. The executive order was signed in the context of trade talks between the US and Canada that broke down last week. · arstechnica.com
  7. Google updated its map shortly after the name change went live in the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). · theverge.com
  8. The Canadian version of Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario when panning over the area. · theverge.com
  9. Lake Ontario straddles the US-Canada border and gives its name to the Canadian province rather than the US. · arstechnica.com
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