GMRS in Canada...legal, no license needed.
I see in the stores that sell these and on Amazon that some better ones claim up to 40km range, for a hand held walkie talkie.
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/official-publications/policies/spectrum-utilization-policies-sp/sp-462467-mhz-spectrum-utilization-policy-permit-licence-exempt-devices-land-mobile-frequency-sub

@mark - if going through a repeater, 40KM is very achievable on GMRS, even if both stations are in built-up urban areas and using HT's (walkie talkies) as opposed to more powerful base stations with roof-mounted antennas. They're probably suggesting that you can achieve that in simplex though, which is likely only feasible if one or both stations are in local high spots, and if one is using the maximum power of 50W.

We have some open GMRS repeaters here. I'm tempted to buy a cheap GMRS radio, just for the fun of accessing a few of the local repeaters. I don't have a need though. Having said that, I don't have a need for my own Part 15 station, but here we are! 🤣 

@rugster This turned up on my Google discovery page. Something had to be listening to my conversations..

Handie-Talkie or Walkie-Talkie?

https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2024/09/handie-walkie-talkie/

That green military manpack radio at the bottom of the article looks cool @richpowers. In the UK, we used to call HT's handhelds, which I suppose is a slight variation on handie-talkie. Interesting how the term walkie talkie originally referred to large military manpack radios, and has since changed into a name for much smaller units that you carry in your hand. I tend to use the term walkie-talkie to refer to cheaper FRS type hand-held transceivers, but that may just be me.