If you'd like evidence of rock's global reach, it's right here in this week's Tracks Of The Week roundup: A Hungarian based in Los Angeles, some Finnish proggers, and four Australian brothers whose lockdown began in Albania.Meanwhile, last week's competition was won by German legends Scorpions. Coming in behind them were Welsh rockers Wille & The Bandits and Leicester's very own Jack J Hutchinson, proving that anything Hanover can do, the East Midlands can do nearly as well. You can vote for this week's choice at the foot of the page.  
MONTREAL Despite public health restrictions being in place for the second year in a row, Montrealers found a way to celebrate their moms on Sunday. At the Atwater Market, business was brisk as masked people got some last-minute gift-buying in. Flower sales were booming, even more so than usual, according to vendor Alfonso Taveras. “People are coming here more because they have nothing to do,” he said. While Quebec s vaccine campaign has hit its stride and more than 40 per cent of the population has gotten at least their first dose, infectious disease specialist Sumon Chakrabarti warned it s too early for the province to let its guard down.