The categorization pre-dates 51st state rhetoric but is getting fresh attention with concerns over sovereignty. The categorization is also used by other services including Bing and TripAdvisor.

Google Maps users have noticed and started documenting the way parks are being labeled in B.C. and Canada. Screenshots provided to Global News show B.C. provincial parks are identified as "state ...

With recent comments about Canada becoming the 51st state and U.S.-Canada relations relatively tense, some people on social media are calling out Google for using the label "state park" for provincial ...

Google says it is “actively working to update labels” for Canadian parks after users pointed out that several provincial parks have been categorized as “state parks,” which is the American ...

Recently, some Canadians have called out the tech giant over its mislabelling of provincial parks as “state” parks on Google Maps. In TV interviews and on social media, local residents have ...

With recent comments about Canada becoming the 51st state and U.S.-Canada relations relatively tense, some people on social media are calling out Google for using the label "state park" for ...

After facing criticism over renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps, Google is now scrambling to make corrections in Canada following uproar from locals. Recently, some ...