This marked the discovery of what came to be known as the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, a multi-year operation in which a ring of thieves siphoned syrup from thousands of barrels worth ...

Amazon Prime Video's The Sticky is finally here, and here is the true story of what happened during the real Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist that inspired the show. Although The Stick is a ...

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 marked the discovery of what came to be known as the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, a multi-year operation in which a ring of thieves siphoned syrup from thousands of barrels worth ...

Ruth and Mike, along with Remy Bouchard, a schleppy security guard played by Cyr, try to steal millions of dollars worth of maple syrup. It’s inspired by the famous Quebec heist, but as a title ...

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 ...

“I knew, honestly, almost nothing about maple syrup and I certainly didn’t know about the heist,” Martindale said. “When I found out that the heist was a real thing, I howled with laughte ...

The word 'heist' typically conjures images of organized gangs of robbers plotting to steal cash, jewels or even art. Most would never dream it could involve a $13 million score of maple syrup.

The details were unusual. The heist was carried out by a group of disgruntled maple syrup producers. They syphoned off 10,000 barrels from their federation's reserve over a year long period.