Public Backlash Follows Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario

Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order

Apple Inc. renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” on its maps service, following a similar move by Alphabet Inc.’s Google, in the wake of an order from US President Donald Trump.

By Mark Gurman

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.

By Victor Mather

In the Trump-voting town of Ontario, lake’s new name splits Republicans

Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America has sparked both pride and objections among residents of Upstate New York.

By Laura Beveridge

MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump’s Lake Ontario order

Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting ‘we’re not changing it’ A pioneering online mapping app that defied Donald Trump by refusing to rename Lake Ontario has become the most in-demand navigation tool in the US. MapQuest, which was openly dismissive of the president’s 27 August executive order directing federal agencies to refer to the smallest of the Great Lakes as “Lake America” amid a trade spat with Canada, leapfrogged rivals Google Maps an...

By Richard Luscombe

‘It is Lake Ontario and it won’t change,’ business owners in Niagara region respond to Trump renaming lake

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In Rochester, N.Y., businesses and officials defy Trump’s Lake Ontario renaming ‘stunt’

Residents oppose the removal of a name that is interwoven with businesses and landmarks throughout the region

By Matthew Frank

Google Maps renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as MapQuest downloads surge

Lake Ontario is now appearing as “Lake America” on Google Maps for US users, following Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the lake. Canadians still see “Lake Ontario”, while users elsewhere see both names. But the change is far from universal: Apple Maps and MapQuest continue to use Lake Ontario. MapQuest has remained defiant against the move and since surged to the top of the US App Store download charts.

By Vedika BAHL

Lake America? Trump’s Lake Ontario name change creates map mayhem for Apple and Google.

Google Maps now shows different names depending on a user’s country, while a Trump administration official says Apple has been “directly” contacted by the president about making changes.

By Hannah Pedone

The verdict is in: America hates Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario

Trump’s new name for the lake comes amid a bitter trade war between the US and its northern neighbor

By Isabel Keane

Majority of Americans against Canada tariffs, renaming Lake Ontario

A majority of Americans ⁠oppose President Donald Trump's moves last week to raise taxes on imported Canadian goods and his order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake ​America,' acc...

Trump pushes Apple to change ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ on its maps

US President Donald Trump has asked tech firm Apple to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on its Maps platform to comply with his executive order changing the name of the Great Lake, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has said.

By Abubakar Ibrahim