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.

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 ...

A screenshot of an Alberta provincial park labelled as a state park in Google Maps. Google Maps ... of Environment and Parks, told Global News in a statement that BC Parks is aware "of the recent ...

"I went to go look for myself on Google Maps, and sure enough ... Local media confirmed a handful of provincial parks in British Columbia and Alberta were labeled "state parks" Monday.

Recently, some Canadians have called out the tech giant over its mislabelling of provincial parks as “state” parks on Google Maps ... Tamara Davidson, British Columbia's minister of ...

Google says it is in the process of removing the "state" designation from Canadian government buildings, as well as provincial ... parks listed as state parks in its search and maps "It's kind ...

Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps is referring to some ... users are sharing screenshots showing provincial parks in British Columbia and elsewhere described by ...

State parks in America are protected areas of land that also fall under the name of state forests, national parks, landmarks, national grasslands and more.