Google glitch? Canadians rattled as provincial parks labeled ‘State Parks’ amid Donald Trump’s 51st state comments

Google Maps has marked various Canadian parks as 'state parks' and citizens are currently linking this development with Donald Trump's recent statements about how Canada should be the 51st state of the US. A handful of provincial parks, according to a Fox News report, were marked as 'state parks' which was the primary point of surprise for the Canadians, considering the fact that this was something similar to what Trump has been going on about ever since he became the new US President.

Canadians sound alarm over Google Maps feature

A Canadian TikTok user stated that some of the provincial parks had been changed to state parks, and when the person went forward to suggest an edit, it was noticed that the provincial park category had been removed from Google Maps entirely. Since Canada does not use a state system and is instead divided into provinces, that is where the primary concern of Canadians arises whether this move by Google was deliberate.

Google tries to quash rumors

However, Google tried to quash these rumors saying that no such changes had recently taken place to swap provincial park designations to state parks on the Maps application. The designations, provincial parks, and state parks have been used in an alternate manner at times, which may have been the case here, as per Google.

FAQs:

Is Canada divided into provinces?
Yes, Canada is divided into 10 provinces all across, instead of states like the US.

Does Canada have state parks?
No, Canada does not have state parks; instead, it has provincial parks.