President Trump requested Apple rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on its Maps app. This move follows an executive order and escalates trade tensions with Canada. Google Maps has already updated its platform for United States users. Canadian officials have criticized the renaming, citing treaty violations. Indigenous groups also voiced concerns over the disregard for original names.

Amidst his trade tiff with Canada, President Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. As it did when the president tried to rename the Gulf of…

Google said it made its change in line with the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the official federal database for geographic names.