Published: 02:52 BST, 31 August 2026 | Updated: 03:21 BST, 31 August 2026
The fallout continued from Donald Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America as Canadians became irate at local companies that appeared to adopt it.
The fracas erupted Sunday as Google Maps announced their decision to rename the body of water on their platform for US users, to Trump's delight.
Ontario's biggest electrical provider was forced to apologize after their outage maps showed the change to Lake America.
HydroOne issued a statement Sunday, blaming it on a third-party service they had outsourced their maps to.
'We are aware that Lake Ontario is being incorrectly labeled on our outage map. The issue originates from a third-party mapping service,' they said on social media.
'We are working with our vendor to correct the issue as quickly as possible and restore the proper geographic reference. We regret the error and apologize for any confusion it has caused.'
Canadians were furious at the mistake, given Hydro One is itself a Canadian based company.
'Ahhh your vender is American. Better fix that soon Hydro One,' wrote a Canadian customer.
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America
Ontario's biggest electrical provider was forced to apologize after their outage maps showed the change to Lake America
'Canadian companies should be sourcing Canadian vendors where possible,' wrote another.
One Canadian used the mistake to call out Trump, writing: 'Your mad king is completely unchecked and creating nothing but chaos for you and the rest of the free world.'
Other sites, including Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario and the LCBO also displayed the change.
The province of Ontario has launched an investigation and promised a change as soon as possible.
