The .CA market must be absolutely dead for a domain with these attributes (a premium 3-letter + word with an exceptional meaning and brand) to sell for such an incredibly low price.
I would also bet it would sell for higher at TBR auction just as I would think there are investors on here who would have bought it for that price, had they known..
So it looks like an investor did steal it, as it was owned by the Vancouver Zen Centre (since 2000 and maybe earlier) until very recently (they dissolved) and was probably a case where a Sedo broker sent an offer and whoever owned (or who had control of) Zen.ca had no clue how much it was worth and gave it away like candy.
I guess we'll see who bought it when the lander goes up.