Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

<p>Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with Canada</p><p>Apple has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, after an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/trump-renames-lake-ontario-america">executive order</a> from Donald Trump to change the name of the Great Lake amid his trade spat with Canada.</p><p>The Apple Maps app now displays the controversial new name for the lake, which sits between

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