Caught on camera: Google brings Street View to Canada

Internet users can now view their old college haunts, or scout the route of a potential scenic jog, with the introduction of Google’s Street View maps service across 11 Canadian cities.

The Internet behemoth launched the free service in Canada on Wednesday. With it, users can see 360-degree images of mapped areas, including Canadian landmarks such as Quebec City’s Chateau Frontenac or Parliament Hill.

The new type of maps are available for Banff, Calgary, Halifax, Kitchener-Waterloo, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Squamish, Toronto, Vancouver and Whistler. Users can access them by using Google Maps, clicking on the orange figure above the zoom control, and dropping it on the map.