Yep, ridiculous. This is due to the "Online streaming" act that was passed on April of this year: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/modernization-broadcasting-act.html

Gives more power to CRTC (regulatory body) to regulate online content shown to Canadians. (although it does not mention precisely, the legislation, afaik, was written quite loosely.

"The Online Streaming Act is about more choice. What you watch and listen to will always be up to you."

The irony!

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Canuck here, the laws real. Meta has decided to block all news related to Canada rather than comply. Still available to web users for now