Groundhog Day 2025: Willie, Fred and Sam at Odds Over Spring’s Arrival

Groundhog Day 2025: Willie, Fred and Sam at Odds Over Spring’s Arrival
Shubenacadie Sam exits her burrow at a Groundhog Day event at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia on Feb. 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese
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Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring’s arrival on Groundhog Day.

Ontario’s Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people tired of wintry weather. But Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte saw their shadows, predicting a long winter ahead.