Who are the most unforgettable people of 2010?

In its 6th annual and biggest-ever Newsmakers issue, Maclean's magazine looks at the year's winners and whiners, heroes and heartbreakers, sinners and saints - on newsstands now

TORONTO, Dec. 6 /CNW/ - While Maclean's recently named Olympian Sidney Crosby its Newsmaker of the Year, there were plenty of other colourful personalities making news in 2010.
 
The Vancouver Olympics not only brought great pride to Canadians but also spawned some unforgettable newsmakers, including skater Joannie Rochette, who won a medal despite losing her mother suddenly; pairs skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir; Alexandre Bilodeau and his biggest fan, brother Frédéric; skeleton racer Jon Montgomery; and the women's and men's hockey teams.
 
There was also the rise of Glee (and Jane Lynch's Sue Sylvester), Justin Bieber and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford; the arrival of British Prime Minister David Cameron and the election of Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's first female president; and the exits of Michaëlle Jean, Simon Cowell, Lloyd Robertson and Cathy cartoons. There was the dramatic rescue of the Chilean miners, the many setbacks of Barack Obama, the comeback of Conrad Black—and the triumphant return of Betty White.

While Maclean's biggest-ever Newsmakers issue looks back at these people and the events that surrounded them, the 140-page perfect-bound issue also showcases hundreds of other political pratfalls, celebrity shenanigans and memorable moments. It's a funny and irreverent romp through 2010.
 
More highlights:

Entrances
Governor General David Johnston
The iPad
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi
KFC's Double Down sandwich
Modern Family

Feuds
Conan vs. Leno
Glenn Beck vs. John Stewart
Lingo 2010
• Sexual napalm (John Mayer on Jessica Simpson)
• Flash crash (a speedy stock market plunge)
• Spillcam (camera to watch BP's oil disaster)

Comebacks
Eliot Spitzer
Jennifer Grey
North American auto industry

Rogues gallery
• Tiger Woods
• Mel Gibson
• Silvio Berlusconi

PLUS: A banner year for gays and lesbians; the "it" colour of 2010; good Samaritans; memorable quotes; and much more.
 
About Maclean's:

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Louise Leger
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