The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist and an Amanda Special

This week Keith tells us the story of the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, and Amanda follows up with some stories about birds, cars, cats, hot tubs, and Alberta beef.

Sources:
Keith https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist  https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist  https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/maple-syrup-heist-theif-ordered-repay-stolen-goods-canada  https://ppaq.ca/en/maple-production/step-by-step-production-maple-syrup/   Amanda:  Beef and Hot Tubs  https://nationalpost.com/news/seven-hot-tubs-and-230000-worth-of-beef-stolen-in-alberta  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/beef-theft-brooks-alberta-truck-fraud-suspect-meat-1.5723865  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rcmp-investigating-thefts-of-hot-tubs-beef-in-alberta-town/  Tesla Nap  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/17/canada-tesla-driver-alberta-highway-speeding  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/tesla-driver-napping-alberta-speeding-1.5727828  Criminal Goat  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/goat-arrested-at-tim-hortons-was-possibly-kidnapped-1.3249128#:~:text=Goliath%20was%20reunited%20with%20his%20goat%20friends%20Sparkles%20and%20Billy&text=There's%20been%20a%20new%20development,wandering%20into%20the%20Martensville%2C%20Sask.  https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/goat-arrested-after-walking-into-saskatchewan-tim-hortons-refusing-to-leave-he-was-very-unhappy  BooBoo the Stowaway  https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/10-weird-and-wonderful-reasons-canada-made-headlines-in-2017-1.3723428?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D86116%3FautoPlay%3Dtrue  Canuck the Crow  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canuck-crow-international-attention-1.3604632  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuck_the_Crow   Pepperoni Seagulls  https://funnyordie.com/2019/04/03/89878/the-wildest-canadian-headlines-ever/

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