Subtle manipulation

Ok, so I'm a Canadian citizen and live in Canada and am proud of these facts. However, where internet connections are concerned, my personal choice of home page is Yahoo.com NOT Yahoo.ca
I have set my default page to Yahoo.com and when I click on its icon, it opens up the American home page. Here's the annoying part and the ever so subtle manipulation, when I navigate away from the home page to check email for example and return to the home page, it has switched to Yahoo.ca. No big deal you may think, what's the problem with that?
Well the problem is this, I like the American home page and if I want to see the Canadian home page, there is a little maple leaf icon I can click on, MY CHOICE. At first it was mildly frustrating, now it is becoming an annoyance. Why can't I choose what I want and use options if I want something different. Incidentally, I have been using Yahoo.com even before the inception of Yahoo.ca
There used to be an American flag icon on Yahoo.ca home page, to switch to the U.S.A site. Now I have to search for it but often just resort to changing the address in the web browser window.
This is just a small example of how we are often manipulated by these corporate giants. If I were a paranoid person I may think there is a conspiracy in play, but in reality it is just manipulation, rather like the sanitized versions of the news we see and hear every day.
Just my ten cents worth for the day, which ironically is worth eleven cents American as I write this.
Less is more!