Sorry To Break It To You Montreal But Spicy McNuggets Are Not Coming To Canada

Curse you food gods!
Senior Writer

Earlier this week, McDonald's announced it would be introducing its first new Chicken McNuggets flavour in decades: Spicy Chicken McNuggets.

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Naturally, the Twitterverse went nuts because everyone dreams of curling up with a big box of mcnugs — beloved by all — while getting a dose of hot hot heat to induce a good cry during these hard times.

There are no plans to launch Spicy Chicken McNuggets in Canada at this time.

Veronica Bart, National Public Relations Manager, McDonald's

Unfortunately for Canadians, despite mass excitement, it seems there's been some confusion over where the Spicy McNuggets will be available.

McDonald's confirmed that while it will be releasing the new flavour in the U.S. in September, "there are no plans to launch Spicy Chicken McNuggets in Canada at this time."

Montrealers will sadly have to drown our sorrows with something else — and, honestly, Burger King's looking pretty good right now.

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    Ilana Belfer (she/her) was an editor for MTL Blog. She's obsessed with great storytelling in all its forms having worked in print, radio, television, theatre, and digital media over the past decade. A graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, her words have appeared in The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, The Kit, VICE, Salon, Foodism TO & more — covering everything from cam girls to COVID-19. Ilana can usually be found with her dog André, tracking down Montreal’s prettiest ruelles vertes and tastiest treats.

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