00:00Google Maps has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America, but only for users in the United States
00:05following President Donald Trump's order to rename the lake.
00:08The move comes as tensions between Washington and Ottawa continue to escalate
00:13with the two countries imposing reciprocal tariffs on billions of dollars in goods.
00:21Trump's order changes the name used on official US maps,
00:25but it doesn't change Canada's name for the lake or how the rest of the world refers to it.
00:31Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected the move.
00:35New York Governor Katie Hochul, whose state shares a border with Canada,
00:38says New York won't be calling the lake as Lake America.
00:42While Vermin Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, called Trump's decision petty and disappointing.
00:49The name change comes as Washington and Ottawa remain locked in a trade dispute.
00:55The US has imposed 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods,
00:59while Canada is preparing US$20 billion in retaliatory tariffs set to take effect on September 8th.
01:07Trump's move to rename Lake Ontario follows his decision last year
01:11to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for US users.
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