A University of Toronto study found emergency department visits for gambling disorders doubled after Canada legalized single-event sports betting in 2021 and Ontario opened its online gambling market to private operators in 2022. Researchers examined 952 ER visits over 14 years and found the increase was concentrated among young men, with visits among males aged 10-29 up 154 per cent and those aged 30-44 up 116 per cent above expected levels, while rates among females stayed flat.
temertymedicine.utoronto.ca
· 2026-09-16
Following President Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario, a Canadian seller has created a hat reading 'Canada Is Not for Sale' as a direct response. The design borrows the style of Trump's own campaign caps to turn his signature branding against him, while a rival version supporting the 'Lake America' idea has also appeared for buyers on the other side of the debate.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-09
Vancouver's Penthouse Night Club posted a photo of its marquee mocking Donald Trump's comments about renaming Lake Ontario and referencing the algae-filled reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. Hours after the post went up, the club's Instagram account, @Penthouse47, was taken down, with owner Danny Filippone saying staff noticed the account had vanished around midnight. The account remained offline as of publication, with no clear explanation given for the removal.
vancouverisawesome.com
· 2026-09-06
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario, presenting the change with props displaying the new name in his administration's designated official font. The typeface, intended to project formality and authority, drew attention for appearing at odds with the gravity the administration sought to convey.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-04
MapQuest climbed from No. 8 to the top spot on the U.S. App Store this week after declining to comply with an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' a change Google Maps and Apple Maps both adopted. Sensor Tower estimates 632,000 U.S. downloads since the order, while MapQuest claims over 1.5 million installs across the U.S. and Canada combined.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-02
Apple has updated Apple Maps to display Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States, following a similar change Google made earlier. The renaming stems from an executive order signed by President Trump amid trade tensions with Canada, which altered the lake's designation in the US Geographic Names Information System. Canadian users still see "Lake Ontario," while international versions of Apple Maps display both names.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-01
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' prompting the Seneca Nation's president to argue the move breaches a treaty dating back 232 years. The dispute has spilled onto social media, where users are also criticizing mapping services like Google Maps for potentially adopting the new name.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-01
President Trump signed an executive order directing the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' and the change has already appeared in the database, though the order itself has not yet been formally published in the Federal Register. OpenStreetMap contributors briefly altered the lake's name tag before reverting it, opting instead to add the change as an official_name:en-US tag, mirroring how the platform handled the earlier Gulf of Mexico renaming.
community.openstreetmap.org
· 2026-09-01
MapQuest has become the top navigation app in Apple's App Store after hundreds of thousands of downloads in recent days. The surge follows the company's statement that it will not rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America,' despite a Trump executive order calling for the change.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-31
MapQuest declined to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' despite a Trump executive order pushing the change, while Google Maps updated its listing to comply. The decision triggered a surge in downloads, pushing MapQuest to No. 4 overall on the U.S. App Store and No. 1 among navigation apps, with usage spiking 50 times above normal.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-08-31
MapQuest announced it would not rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' despite a Trump executive order directing federal agencies to update the name. Following the decision, MapQuest's iOS app jumped to No. 4 among all US App Store apps and became the top-ranked navigation app, with hundreds of thousands of new downloads and usage climbing to 50 times normal levels.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-31
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said President Trump personally contacted Apple to push for renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' within Apple Maps. The move follows Trump's push amid rising trade tensions with Canada, and comes after Google already updated its maps for U.S. users to reflect the new name.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-08-31