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 is working to update its map system to reflect Canada's "provincial park" designations, removing "state park" designations for the country.

Between two Canadian national parks is a 145-mile stretch along the Continental Divide, with dramatic sights and views to ...

Google says it's working to relabel Canadian provincial parks on its maps services after Canadians raised concerns about sovereignty.

Canadians have noticed an unexpected change in Google Maps, where several provincial parks are now labelled as ...

Trump’s 51st state remarks sparked Canadian identity concerns, as many saw the mislabeling as a threat to sovereignty ...

Canadian parks such as B.C.’s Stawamus Chief ... Alberta provincial parks,” Cioban said in an email to the National Post. “If Google maps only caters to American maps and labels, let us ...

We understand the concerns this has raised in the context of recent events — and let’s be clear, we will never be the 51st state,' B.C. Minister of Environment and Parks Tamara Davidson told the Natio ...

"I went to go look for myself on Google Maps ... Canadian media outlet Global News. Canada does not use a state system like the U.S. Instead, it is divided into 10 different provinces. Provincial ...