Google says it's updating Canadian parks listed as state parks in its search and maps
- Canadians criticize Google Maps for mislabeling provincial parks as "state" parks, causing frustration amid U.S.-Canada tensions.
- Users on social media are confused about Google Maps labeling Canadian provincial parks as state parks, leading to public anger amid rising Canada-U.S. Tensions.
- B.C. Environment Minister Tamara Davidson states that her government contacted Google Canada to request adding "provincial park" as an option.
- Google claims it hasn't changed its labeling system but is working to update it to reduce confusion about park designations.
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Google has mislabeled Canada's provincial parks as 'state' parks for years
Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps was referring to some provincial parks as "state" parks, an incorrect designation that has ruffled feathers at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States.
Canadian "State Parks": Google works to correct labelling errors in Canada
Canadians turned to social media to wonder why Google Maps was referring to some provincial parks as "state parks," an incorrect designation that pissed people off at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States.

Google ‘actively working’ to fix mislabelling of Canadian ‘state parks’
The company says it has many labels for parks, and because state and provincial parks are similar, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in its back end systems
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