It must have been humiliating for NBC’s market-leading evening news anchor Brian Williams to apologize for a false story he has been telling for some time. Williams has now admitted that he “conflated” the facts of a 2003 war-time chopper ride in Iraq. He had claimed many times that the helicopter, with him in it, was hit by a rocket-fired grenade. Quite harrowing but not for Williams because he was in a different helicopter that came along later and was never hit by anything. Never mind how Williams came to misstate this memorable event. How about what is happening now. It is reported that former NBC anchor  Katie Couric is keen to take over from Williams if the network decides he has to go. “No one smells blood in the water like Katie,” says a source. More than that, Williams mentor and one-time friend Tom Brokaw has disowned Williams.  “Brokaw wants Williams’ head on a platter. He is making a lot of noise at NBC that a lesser journalist or producer would have been immediately fired or suspended for a false report,” a source told the New York Post. The source who spoke to the Post said Brokaw and former NBC News president Steve Capus have known for a long time that Williams was spreading a false story. They reportedly warned him against it. Another “longtime NBC employee who has worked with Williams on several occasions” told the Post “everyone” at the network knew Williams was “a liar.” Wow. 

There was much excitement and some skepticism down at Sugar Beach near the foot Jarvis Street today as Waterfront Toronto announced plans for the 350,000-square foot Waterfront Innovation Centre. The thrill for the politicians there was the expectation that the building and its tenant will provide an estimated 2,000 new jobs and attract cutting-edge technology. The structure will go up under the direction of Menkes Developments, a longtime Toronto builder selected to lead the project. One added element is said to be the ultra-high-speed broadband network currently in place across the waterfront. The network provides unprecedented Internet speeds and will attract “a spectrum of forward-thinking companies,” said Finance Minister Oliver. He was there with Mayor Tory and Ontario officials. The federal government controls part of Waterfront Toronto. At Global News they seemed quite chippy saying there is no budget, no transit plan and no tenants for the Waterfront Innovation Centre.