The U.S. may have Punxsutawney Phil, but Canada has its own group of groundhogs who forecast the weather every year on February 2nd, otherwise known as Groundhog Day.

The most famous may be Wiarton Willie, who looks for his shadow on Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula, but there’s also Schubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia, Brandon Bob in Manitoba, and Balzac Billy in Alberta.

According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow on the 2nd of February, it means that winter will last for six more weeks. As the CBC says,

It’s always been a pack of lies, of course, but it’s fun, and we need fun if we are to survive another Canadian February.

You can read the details of this year’s Canadian groundhog report from CBC.ca or the Toronto Star.

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