Folklore: Canada s weather-predicting groundhogs call for early spring
Mayor Janice Jackson takes a second message from Wiarton Willie, in Wiarton, Ont., on February 2, 2020. Groundhog Day will be observed online across Canada today in the interest of public safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario s Wiarton Willie and Nova Scotia s Shubenacadie Sam will make their annual predictions in front of no crowds, instead the critters emergence from their homes will be broadcast. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ball February 02, 2021 - 5:57 AM
Canada s best-known weather-predicting groundhogs called for an early spring Tuesday as they delivered their annual forecasts over video due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though one was missing in action.
Folklore: Canada s weather-predicting groundhogs call for early spring - Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News medicinehatnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicinehatnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Winnipeg Free Press By: The Canadian Press
Last Modified: 10:26 AM CST Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
Canada s best-known weather-predicting groundhogs called for an early spring Tuesday as they delivered their annual forecasts over video due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though one was missing in action.
Canada s best-known weather-predicting groundhogs called for an early spring Tuesday as they delivered their annual forecasts over video due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though one was missing in action.
Nova Scotia s most famous groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, was the first to make his prediction, hesitantly emerging from his pint-sized barn and apparently failing to see his shadow.
Mayor Janice Jackson takes a second message from Wiarton Willie, in Wiarton, Ont., on February 2, 2020. Groundhog Day will be observed online across Canada today in the interest of public safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario s
Folklore: Nova Scotia s Shubenacadie Sam doesn t see his shadow, spring coming soon - Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News medicinehatnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicinehatnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wiarton Willie goes online to predict early spring
Wiarton Willie predicted an early spring this year from Wiarton, Ont., in what organizers called a live(ish) video sent a few minutes before the traditional prediction time.
Social Sharing
Ontario s weather forecasting rodent shared his prediction for the 65th year but this time, it was online
CBC News ·
Posted: Feb 02, 2021 8:29 AM ET | Last Updated: February 2
The community s famous albino groundhog, Wiarton Willie, was nowhere to be seen in a video released Tuesday sharing his prediction for an early spring.(Hannah Yoon/The Canadian Press)