Google calls Lake Ontario “Lake America” in the US. Here’s why Canadians are seeing the controversial new name too

Several Canadian websites, including federal government services and Ontario agencies, briefly displayed “Lake America” instead of Lake Ontario on their maps Sunday, creating confusion just a day after Google Maps announced that it would adopt the new US geographic name for users in the United States. The mapping change follows an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump that directs the lake to be renamed Lake America in the US government’s geographic names database.

Google said Saturday that its Maps service would reflect the change for users in the United States. But the new name appeared on several Canadian websites as well, despite Google saying the change would only affect US users.