Canada's cushy bathrooms are great for the discerning tush. (Clipart.com)

Canada’s top bathrooms Canada’s top spas Top wellness retreats

What do the Petrocan station in Aldersyde, Alta., Toronto's Yorkdale Mall and the Glooscap Heritage Centre in Truro, N.S. have in common?

Each has a restroom that has earned the Seal of Approval from the Powder Room, a national program for folks with overactive bladders.

Through an interactive Cross-Canada Powder Room Map, Canadians were encouraged to rate restrooms for accessibility, cleanliness, facilities, lineups, location and overall decor.

Provincial award recipients were picked based on a five-star system and user comments. Visit www.powderroom.ca for locations of top pit-stops and others that have been rated.

More leisure travel news:

- Robert Lepage's wonderfully imaginative audiovisual production, the Image Mill, was the most spectacular event I attended during a visit to Quebec City. Using 81 grain silos in the port as a 600-metre-wide screen, Lepage and a team of technological wizards project 400 years of images. This free show runs nightly until Aug. 24. It starts at 10, but go earlier for a vantage point. For the best in synchronized sound, stand between two stacks of speakers or take a Walkman and tune to FM frequency 88.3.

- The Algonquin Radio Observatory on Lake Travers in Algonquin Provincial Park is open to the public for the first time since being commissioned in 1965. Take guided tours, learn about radio astronomy and space science. Guests can use canoes and kayaks and bring their own optical telescopes to view the night sky. Reservations required; 905-713-2884, aro@thoth.ca.

- Circus Orange in Jump Jet, described as a pyrotechnic, acrobatic and circus theatre performance, makes its Ontario debut at the Canadian National Exhibition, Aug. 15-Sept. 1. Attractions include the Aerialist & Equestrian Show and Ridgeway & Johnson: Illusionist & Escape Artist Show. Advance tickets for the CNE are sold through Shopper's Drug Mart and at theex.com.

- The Aboriginal Tourism Association of Southern Ontario's website and tourism guide provide a much-needed focus on events, attractions and experiences ranging from pow wows to arts and crafts. 1-877-746-5658, www.ataso.ca.

- The Great Northern Adventure Air Pass lets visitors fly to eight destinations in the Yukon and Northwest Territories for up to 45 days for as little as $879. www.cdn-north.com/sales_Fares/GreatNorthernAirPass.asp

- Wine and cheese parties and breakfast in bed are part of a Girls Getaway Package at Montreal's Place d'Armes Hotel & Suites. Available till Sept. 30. 1-888-450-1887, www.hotelplacedarmes.com.

- Toronto's Fairmont Royal York created a B&B & Bee package to mark the arrival of three queen bees and their entourage at its rooftop aviary. Available through Sept. 1. www.fairmont.com/royalyork, 1-800-441-1414 and mention code 1U8BEE.