Canadians reacted angrily after outage maps and other government-linked websites in Ontario briefly displayed "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario," following Google Maps' decision to rename the lake for US users after Donald Trump's executive order. Hydro One, Ontario's largest electricity provider, and transit operator Metrolinx were among those forced to apologise, blaming a third-party mapping vendor, while the Ontario government launched a review to ensure the correct name was restored across its sites.

The row began after Trump signed an executive order on Thursday renaming the lake, prompting Google to update its US-facing maps, a move Trump welcomed. Hydro One and Metrolinx both said they were working with technical support to fix the error, which was corrected by around 9pm ET, while other bodies including Infrastructure Ontario and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario were also reported to have shown the change. Ontario premier Doug Ford dismissed the rename as pointless and compared it to a Saturday Night Live sketch, while Trump used social media to renew criticism of Canadian trade practices, calling them "abusers."