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The Google Street View car has been spotted in Canada, again collecting panoramic images using multiples cameras mounted on its roof. Street View began by mapping out several Canadian cities using automobiles. Today Google uses cars as well as trikes, trolleys, snowmobiles and trekkers, and has made it all the way up to Nunavut. Along the way, Google has captured some shocking and embarrassing moments. Even though it blurs faces and licence plates to protect privacy, people from all over the world have been identified and caught falling, crashing, and even cheating. ThePost‘s Kim Brown collects some of the most interesting things Google Street View has captured in Canada:

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A woman in Ottawa didn’t make it back to her car in time to avoid getting ticketed. Although Google will remove images that feature inappropriate or objectionable content upon request, spokesman Aaron Brindle said embarrassing photos likely won’t be taken down. If it’s something that would reveal personal information it can be removed. But someone receiving a parking ticket “probably doesn’t fall under the guidelines,” said Mr. Brindle.

The Street View car took this picture of a streetlight post that appears to have fallen on a vehicle on King Street in Fleurimont, Que. The traffic light can be found standing upright on Google Maps today. Mr. Brindle said Google has been driving across Canada for the past three summers “collecting new imagery, but also refreshing a lot of old imagery as well. We’re trying to keep [Street View] as up-to-date as possible.”