Shorty, the sou'wester-wearing wooden fisherman, has a whale of a tale to share after a group of Dalhousie University students rescued him from a house in Halifax. Shorty disappeared from Peggys Cove Boat Tours earlier in the week. "On the phone [Richardson] sounded very excited to be reunited with his friend Shorty," she said. Peter Richardson with his fisherman statue, Shorty. (Submitted by Peter Richardson)CBC News spoke with Richardson, the owner of Peggys Cove Boat Tours, ahead of his reunion with Shorty.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2019 22:52 UTC