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.

told Global News in a statement that BC Parks is aware "of the recent concern around the label of ‘state park’ on Google Business listings for provincial parks in B.C." Video: Mexico sends ...

Summerland's Sun-Oka Beach Park will have a fresh look when spring arrives with upgrades from BC Parks. The entire 2.3 ...

Local media confirmed a handful of provincial parks in British Columbia and Alberta were labeled "state parks" Monday. The minister of Environment and Parks in British Columbia, Tamara Davidson ...

Just in time for spring and summer, outdoor enthusiasts can now make use of upgraded trails, more parking and easier access to two provincial parks in the Okanagan. The province has provided fundin ...

As more people discover the beauty of Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, it's become harder to find a parking spot on busy ...

"Wtf is going on? BC will never be an American state." "Our parks are Provincial Parks, NOT “State Parks”—Canada is not the U.S. and never will be!" reads part of a post on Instagram from an ...

Smoke coming from the Ellison Provincial Park area is from a prescribed burn. “BC Wildfire Service will be supporting BC Parks in conducting the prescribed burn project located in the Ellison Park ...

Upgrades are now complete at a pair of provincial parks in the Okanagan, just in time for camping season. The Province says ...

With recent comments about Canada becoming the 51st state and U.S.-Canada relations relatively tense, some people on social media are calling out Google for using the label "state park" for provincial ...

State parks in America are protected areas of land that also fall under the name of state forests, national parks, landmarks, national grasslands and more.