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 ... and manage parks in their province and territorial parks are maintained by Northwest Territories Parks. Tamara Davidson, B.C.'s minister of Environment and Parks, told ...

Canadians have noticed an unexpected detail in Google Maps, where several provincial parks are labelled as "state parks," prompting questions and concern.

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 ...