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Google updates maps to show Lake America in the U.S. — but Canadians are now seeing it, too

CBC World · August 30, 2026 at 1:01 p.m.

Google updates maps to show Lake America in the U.S. — but Canadians are now seeing it, too

Some Canadian websites, including for the federal government, displayed maps with Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America on Sunday, a day after Google Maps announced the change to align with an executive order by U.S.

President Donald Trump.

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