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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...