The plot to steal the syrup began with an insider. One of the thieves had family ties to the warehouse where the reserve was ...

A few years ago, when television writer and producer Brian Donovan returned home to New England for the holidays, his Canadian brother-in-law casually posed a question that stopped Donovan cold. “He ...

Over a one-year period during 2011 and ’12, some 6 million gallons of maple syrup — about $18 million worth — were stolen from the “strategic maple syrup reserve” controlled by the Federation of ...

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 weight, ...

Just over a decade ago, the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist became the biggest robbery in the country’s history. Now, Brian Donovan and Ed Herro have put their own “Fargo”-like spin on the real-life ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers from The Sticky. A dark comedy series The Sticky, out on Amazon Prime Dec. 6, satirizes a real-life sticky situation: the so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup ...

Canada's most famous export, maple syrup, is liquid gold for the sugarmakers of Quebec. For three amateur crooks, millions of dollars of maple syrup sitting in a poorly guarded warehouse is a sweet ...