Lake America Maps, GM Ratification Vote & Ottawa 'Lake Ontario' Hats — Ottawa Sunday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. Ontario websites showed "Lake America" after U.S. name change on federal maps. Google Maps reflected a GNIS change that renamed Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” and Ontario agencies including Hydro One, Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario and the LCBO displayed that name; Minister Stephen Crawford said the province has launched a review and will ensure sites identify the body as Lake Ontario.

💼 Economy & Business

1. More than 4,600 Ontario GM autoworkers voting to ratify tentative contracts this weekend. Unifor and General Motors reached tentative agreements on Aug. 22 covering workers at Oshawa, the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, St. Catharines and Woodstock; Unifor National President Lana Payne said the deals include wage and benefit increases and follow the union’s earlier agreement with Ford that included 3% annual pay increases.

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Federal by-elections set Monday in B.C., Ontario and Quebec as the trade war looms large. Votes will be held in North Vancouver—Capilano and two other ridings after MP resignations; North Vancouver—Capilano was most recently held by Jonathan Wilkinson, and candidates named include Braeden Caley for the Liberals, Stephen Curran for the Conservatives and Stephen Tweedale for the NDP.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Ottawa couple’s “Lake Ontario” hats are selling quickly after a U.S. executive order. The sellers are an Ottawa couple and demand rose after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario in U.S. sources.
2. Ottawa 20-somethings are treating pickleball like a new running club. A local group of Ottawa adults in their 20s view pickleball as a social and fitness activity replacing run-club routines.

🏈 Sports

1. Teachers, parents and supporters rallied across Ontario against provincial education policy. Rallies involving teachers, parents and supporters took place across Ontario to protest the province’s education policy.

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