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Trump asked Apple to change Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on its maps: U.S. official

CBC World · August 31, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

Trump asked Apple to change Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on its maps: U.S. official

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says Apple Maps could "soon" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America," after President Donald Trump signed an order last week to rename the lake amid Canada-U.S. trade tensions.

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