Shubenacadie Sam

• Groundhog Day 2026: Canadian groundhogs predict an early spring

  It's Groundhog Day across Canada. Will it be an early spring or six more weeks of winter? 

  Canada

  Feb 2
  
• Groundhog Day: Shubenacadie Sam says early spring, Lucy the Lobster says not so fast

  Two very different weather-watching critters in Nova Scotia were unable to agree on whether there will be six more weeks of winter for Groundhog Day.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2024
  
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• N.S. groundhog, lobster agree there will be 6 more weeks of winter 

  A prognosticating lobster and groundhog both spotted their shadows Thursday morning, indicating there will be six more weeks of winter.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
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• 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
• Shubenacadie Sam predicts an early spring in 2021

  Shubenacadie Sam is the first groundhog to make a prediction in North America, about an hour before other groundhogs in Eastern Canada and the United States.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 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
• Groundhog Day in Nova Scotia goes virtual as a result of COVID-19

  Nova Scotia's own Shubenacadie Sam is the first groundhog to make a prediction in North America, about an hour before other groundhogs in Eastern Canada and the United States. 

  Politics

  Jan 12, 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
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• Shubenacadie Sam sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

  Nova Scotia’s furry weather prognosticator gave this year’s first prediction of all the groundhogs in Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2019
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• Shubenacadie Sam predicts early spring on Groundhog Day

  Shubenacadie Sam was the first groundhog to predict the upcoming weather in North America.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2018