HALIFAX -- At 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Nova Scotia’s most trusted groundhog prognosticator emerged from his burrow and didn't see her shadow, meaning she's predicting an early spring. This year's traditional Groundhog Day public event at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park was cancelled due to COVID-19, but Shubenacadie Sam went virtual, allowing Nova Scotians to watch along on the park's website and social media. Shubenacadie Sam was the first groundhog in North America to make his prediction, about an hour before other groundhogs in Ontario and the eastern United States Folklore says winter will last for six more weeks if the groundhog sees its shadow, while it's an early sign of spring if there isn't a shadow.