Balzac Billy is the Canadian version of Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil who predicts whether or not spring will come early. But unlike Phil — who is an actual groundhog — Billy is a human ...

But then again Balzac Billy isn't exactly your typical groundhog. First of all, he's more than six feet tall. It's a far cry from the furry critters hoisted up at other Feb. 2 events.

Prairie prognosticator Balzac Billy thinks Albertans will have to suffer through six more weeks of winter. The “groundhog” awoke from hibernation at the Blue Grass Nursery and Garden Centre ...

Alberta’s Balzac Billy made his seasonal prediction at the annual Groundhog Day breakfast at Blue Grass Nursery and Garden Centre Friday morning. The “groundhog” awoke from hibernation ...

Looking north, another type of groundhog, Balzac Billy, hails from Balzac, Alberta, in Canada. Balzac Billy will pop his head out of his “burrow” at the Blue Grass Nursery Centre on Saturday ...

Alberta’s Balzac Billy made his annual Groundhog Day appearance this year from the Bluegrass Garden Centre, just outside of Calgary, in a live-streamed Facebook event. The Groundhog Day ...

A friendly animal in Edmonton’s river valley may soon rival Balzac Billy as the famous Alberta groundhog. The CBC’s Tim Adams came across a groundhog on Saturday while he was out for a run in ...