Canadians and some Americans are livid that US President Donald Trump has ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America. But some mapping companies have already made the change, and at least one news outlet is suggesting Trump could sanction countries that don’t alter the name. Trump, who has been lashing out at Canada since being elected again in November of 2024, last week issued an executive order changing the name of the lake, which is jointly shared by the US and Canada. Trump on the weekend posted an AI-generated video of him placing a “Lake America” sign on the Read more
Apple Maps
Apple Maps are bigger, bolder and better than ever. As of today, Apple Mapls delivers new, beautifully detailed experiences to explore great Canadian cities. Maps adds a three-dimensional city view with rich detail, enhanced navigation, immersive walking directions, and more for Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver The Apple Maps city experience is now available in Canada, offering users rich three-dimensional details for Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. The newly enhanced city experience —which expands on the new map that Apple spent years building from the ground up —includes enhanced navigation and amazing details for road markings, land cover, trees, elevation, and public Read more
Curated guides to some of the world’s great cities. A map that can show you the next electric charging station on the road for your car. And maps that show elevation changes for that bike ride you’ve been meaning to try for years. Apple Maps has been refining their product for years, with continuous improvements coming at every opportunity. Now comes iOS 14, Apple’s biggest update in history, which takes Apple Maps – and other apps and features – to whole new levels. One of the great new features are the curated maps, which are available now for New York Read more
Whether you’re hitting the beach, mountains or enjoying a relaxing staycation this March Break, iPhone and iPad are trusted devices you can take anywhere. Below are some tips and apps to help you stay organized, entertained and keep the kids learning during the time off. Travel tips with iPad and iPhone Plan with apps. These apps will come in handy from the time of booking your trip to after reaching your destination: — Flying south? Use TripIt: Travel Planner to organize flights and hotel info. At the airport, open Apple Maps and “look inside” the terminal through the built-in Indoor Read more
Finding a great meal or that perfect airport shop just got even easier for Canadians. Apple Maps airport feature, which allows users to see amazingly detailed plans of multiple levels of airports all over the world, now includes great mapping features at both Montreal/Trudeau (YUL) and Quebec City/Lesage (YQB). Those are both hugely popular airports for Canadians, especially with the summer travel season pretty much upon us. The maps previously were available at Toronto Pearson (YYZ), Vancouver (YVR) and Edmonton (YEG). The Apple Maps app allows users to browse hundreds of shops, restaurants, or restrooms located within the airport or Read more
