Wiarton Willie

• Groundhog Day: Wiarton Willie predicts early spring for Ontario

  Groundhog Day returns on Friday and if Wiarton Willie sees his shadow, then we will experience six weeks more of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, we will see an early spring.

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  Feb 2, 2024
  
• Will winter end soon? Canadian groundhogs split on spring calls

  Shubenacadie Sam, Nova Scotia's most famous groundhog, apparently saw her shadow this morning, predicting that winter will drag on for six more weeks.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
  
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• Groundhog Day 2022: Ontario’s Wiarton Willie predicts early spring, Nova Scotia predicts long winter

  Nova Scotia's groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, and Quebec's Fred la Marmotte both predicted a long winter ahead, while Ontario's Wiarton Willie claimed an early spring is on the way.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2022
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• Mayor defends keeping groundhog weather guesser Wiarton Willie’s death a secret

  Town of South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Janice Jackson says weather prognosticator Wiarton Willie died well before the last Groundhog Day from an abscessed tooth.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2021
• Wiarton Willie dead, to be replaced by brown groundhog for annual February festival

  A town spokeswoman now says Willie died of an abscessed tooth more than nine months ago.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2021
• Ontario’s Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring for 2021 on Groundhog Day

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual event went virtual and a pre-recorded video was posted online Tuesday morning.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2021
• Longer winter or an early spring? Groundhogs make 2020 predictions

  According to legend, if the groundhog returns to its burrow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If the groundhog doesn’t go back to hiding, spring will come early.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2020
• PETA wants to replace Groundhog Day groundhogs with AI robots

  PETA says a robot could predict the weather more accurately than Punxsatawney Phill or Wiarton Willie.

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  Jan 30, 2020
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• The groundhogs have spoken. Will Calgary see an early spring?

  Groundhogs don't exist in southern Alberta so we look to Balzac Billy to tell us what the second half of winter will bring.

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  Feb 2, 2019
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• Get ready for spring? Manitoba Merv, Winnipeg Wyn says no shadow, early warm weather

  Manitoba Merv joined the likes of Wiarton Willie in saying spring is around the corner, as he didn't see his shadow at Oak Hammock Marsh on Saturday morning.

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  Feb 2, 2019