1. Haiti
2. Café Cléopatre's future:  was in jeopardy/people rallied for the saving of the historic venue/may be saved?
3. Glam Gam Productions did some shit! And we are all the better for it. Thanks neon-wearing, naked kids!
4. Mark Dailey, died
5. North Korea... weirdness
   
6. Chilean Miners' rescue: awesome
   
7. Kate McGarrigle, died
   
8. Arcade Fire, cures malaise
9. Aquafit and lane swimming, room temperature vat of water anyone? It's like the womb
10. iPads
11. Caribou YES, more electric tinkerings like these!
    
12. LCD Soundsystem dude know muzak
    
13. Leslie Nielsen, died
    
14. Beach House
15. G20, gross abuse of power, mass arrests and dissent, a sign of the times
16. Sufjan Stevens, feels good on the heart


17. LIP SERVICE, AKA GlasGay. The TV series that made us believe in Scottish TV lesbians again
    
    
    
    
18. Nicolo Rizzuto, aging Sicilian godfather of the Montreal crime clan, killed
19. Sleigh Bells, the girls know how to make the guitar reverb and make noise and shit
20. Florentines, Italian cookie recipe
21. YOGA, the gentle kind
22. Shad Hipitty to the hoppitty. Canadian rap is moving along
    
23. Rae Spoon. What an awesome year for him
24. Jess MacCormack, an artist that holds hands with strangers, draws beautiful things and looks at folks with authenticity (you can catch her teaching art at Concordia these days)

La musica des nuda!

Also, Jaimee Lee what a specialest girl you are. Cutest straight girl ever AMIRITE?

Also, check out the Pride parade honourable mentions... here.