Toronto officially announced as WNBA's latest expansion team
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![The aerial view of the first ever WNBA in Canada between Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx at the Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, on May 13, 2023. An overhead shot of a professional basketball game.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6845232.1684367036!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/wnba-toronto.jpg)
The WNBA is finally, officially, coming to Toronto. Kilmer Sports Ventures has been awarded a women's professional basketball team. The official announcement was made Thursday morning at a press conference attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, rapper Drake and Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes.