Click on the link at Canvas opens 8tabs

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Describe the Bug

when I click link at Canvas, it opens 8 tabs in my browser

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Just click the link

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Expected Behavior

  1. Only one tab is opened

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.6.33
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: 453f0b5a181a2308f4194369774059e533143529
Date: 2026-06-01T01:38:32.281Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Nightly
Release Track: Nightly
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.220
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi Eugen!
This is a known bug with the Canvas link handler — our team is tracking it. Merging this into an existing thread where we have more context: Canvas: single click on opens the same external URL multiple times. In the meantime, Cmd+Shift+P → Developer: Reload Window resets the link count.