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 ...
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 ...
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.
Some Canadians are on edge after finding a handful of provincial parks in the country were labeled "state parks" on Google, fanning the flames of their concern surrounding President Donald Trump ...
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 ...
Google says it's working to relabel Canadian provincial parks on its maps services after Canadians raised concerns about sovereignty.
"I went to go look for myself on Google Maps, and sure enough, a bunch of the provincial parks had been changed to state parks, and when I went to edit to suggest an edit, I had noticed that the ...
Canadians have noticed an unexpected detail in Google Maps, where several provincial parks are labelled as "state parks," prompting questions and concern.