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.

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.

"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.

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 term. On ...

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 ...

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 ...

After facing criticism over renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps ... Davidson, British Columbia's minister of Environment and Parks, reportedly requested Google issue an ...