Canadians filed widespread complaints after noticing the designation amid 51st state rhetoric. Google has already started ...

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 lambasted ...

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.

In a written response to the Competition Bureau’s lawsuit over Google’s advertising practices in Canada, the tech giant denied abusing its market power, which it argued is not “substantial.” As ...