Google said on Saturday it had begun changing its Maps service after President Trump last week signed an executive order renaming the lake between Ontario province and New York state "American Lake" amid a US-Canada trade dispute. U.S. users will see "American Lake"; Canadian users will continue to see Lake Ontario; users outside the US and Canada will see both names, with "American Lake" shown in parentheses.

2026-08-30

Google said on Saturday it had begun changing its Maps service after President Trump last week signed an executive order renaming the lake between Ontario province and New York state "American Lake" amid a US-Canada trade dispute. U.S. users will see "American Lake"; Canadian users will continue to see Lake Ontario; users outside the US and Canada will see both names, with "American Lake" shown in parentheses.