Good morning. The Globe’s annual Hidden Canada guide is out, with 10 places to help you rethink your summer travel – more on that below, along with the race to oust British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the catch for a new oil pipeline. But first:

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We’re heading into the May long weekend, which always means – in my household at least – the triumphant return of barbecue season, plus a creeping panic about not having booked a summer holiday yet.

Usually, my gift for procrastination is the main culprit, but this year, it’s particularly tricky to know where to go. The war in Iran has sent global jet fuel prices soaring: By early May, international airfares jumped as much as 15 per cent from this time in 2025. And even if you can swallow the higher ticket cost – along with the hiked baggage fees and fuel surcharges – there’s no guarantee you’ll actually make the trip. Airlines have already cut tens of thousands of flights through October. With the Strait of Hormuz largely closed, Europe could face a jet fuel shortage by June, prompting further flights to be scrapped.

As for U.S. destinations, well, the great Canadian travel boycott is still going strong. In April, return flights and car trips from the U.S. were down 30 per cent from the same month in 2024, which has pretty much been the case over the past year. The U.S. Travel Association doesn’t think Canadian visits will rebound to their 2024 levels any time before 2030 rolls around. (Or perhaps longer, depending on who’s in the White House.)

So for many Canadians, it’ll be another summer of exploring our own borders. Last year, between May and August alone, we spent nearly $45-billion on domestic tourism – the highest summer revenue on record – and this year, Destination Canada expects an even bigger bump. These trips aren’t necessarily a bargain: Airfare has gone up here, too, hotel rooms are getting pricier and gas is closing in on $1.90 a litre. The stakes of choosing the right vacation can feel high.

Fortunately, The Globe just published the ninth edition of Hidden Canada, our annual guide to 10 corners of the country you may not have been to before. All of these places look dreamy – there’s great snowmobiling in western New Brunswick for the serious planners – but here are three spots that shot to the top of my summer travel list.

Where: Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia

Why: You’ll find the Atlantic Ocean at its most ferocious. The world’s highest tides are in the Minas Basin, where three currents collide to raise and lower the tides as much as 16 metres, and where the surf against the rocks sounds like cannon fire.

What to do first: Download the Cliffs of Fundy Geopark app, which will tell you all about the sandstone and shale ridges that formed when the African landmass slid into North America hundreds of millions of years ago.

Where: Warkworth, Ontario

Why: This tiny village, about two hours east of Toronto, packs a ton into its 200-metre Main Street. There are French pastries, Dutch cheeses, vintage clothes, a new bookstore, a café that doubles as a local art gallery and a music shop that turns into a weekend performance space – plus easy access to the Millennium Trail, site of the annual lilac festival later this month.

What to do first: Check out the bulletin boards in front of Scott’s Variety and the Warkworth Farm Supply to learn about events happening in the area.

Where: Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, Saskatchewan

Why: There’s a whole valley hidden off the highway between Regina and Moose Jaw. Grassland, wetland and forest all come together to create incredible biodiversity, including prairie crocus and roses, prickly pear and pincushion cacti, and more than 240 species of birds.

What to do first: Make a beeline for the Nicolle Flats Interpretive Area, where a three-kilometre boardwalk cuts through a marsh. Midsummer is peak forest-foraging season, when wild blueberries, raspberries, chokecherries and Saskatoons are all ripe.

Or how about this: The Globe wants to know where you love to spend your summer, and you can tell us about it here.