It’s a story about deception, coverups, and some say, about murder. This is a story about Groundhog Day. The true story of Wiarton Willie.

CANADALAND Editor Jonathan Goldsbie digs into the shell game of dead groundhogs that spans decades. 

Featured in this episode: Liam Casey, a reporter/editor in the Ontario bureau for the Canadian Press; Frank Gunn, a national photographer for the Canadian Press

Further reading:


Yet another Wiarton Willie is dead. Here's a look at the strange history behind the beloved groundhog, Liam Casey, Canadian Press/CBC



The legend of Wiarton Willie lives on (2011), Toronto Star



Frank Gunn's photo of 1999 Wiarton Willie funeral, Canadian Press/Toronto Star


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