Google Maps users have noticed and started documenting the way parks are being labeled in B.C. and Canada ... fall under the name of state forests, national parks, landmarks, national grasslands ...

“We have reached out to Google Canada to request a unique label option ... Alberta provincial parks,” Cioban said in an email to the National Post. “If Google maps only caters to American ...

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.

Apple Maps, however, correctly labels these sites as “provincial parks.” In a separate controversy, Google recently changed the label for the ... role in shaping national narratives, companies ...