TV writer Brian Donovan first heard of the Quebec maple syrup heist quite by accident. "I was at a boring family Christmas party, just looking for anything interesting to talk about," he says.
In July 2012, Michel Gavreau was conducting a routine inspection of a maple syrup warehouse near Laurierville, Quebec. He climbed up a stack of 600-pound barrels, expecting them to support his ...
A litre of Grade A maple syrup can range in price from $15-17 at grocery stores like Real Canadian Superstore and Walmart, to $25-28 directly from local producers. Statistics Canada doesn’t ...
Toronto-born actor Chris Diamantopoulos says he always seeks projects that are shot and set in Canada but has often been put off by the way his country is portrayed on American TV. As we navigate ...
The Sticky, a middling new Prime Video series inspired by the $18.7-million maple-syrup heist of 2012, is what you call “sirop de poteau” in Quebec. That’s a French expression for the fake ...
This year’s maple syrup harvest was one for the books and marked a huge turnaround for Canadian producers after a lacklustre 2023. You could call it a sweet comeback. Anne Gaviola has more on what ...
"The Sticky" is loosely based on the real-life heist of Canadian maple syrup. According to CBC Canada, nearly 3,000 tons of the syrup, valued at $18.7 million, were stolen from a warehouse ...