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. CBC | Sports News
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PWHL Minnesota evens series with Toronto after Butorac’s double-OT winner
Claire Butorac scored early in the second overtime to give Minnesota a 1-0 win over Toronto on Wednesday night to force a decisive fifth game in the semifinal series. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Masse wins women’s 100m backstroke at Canadian swimming trials in Toronto
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Read More »‘It’s a big loss’: PWHL Toronto lose Natalie Spooner for rest of the playoffs with knee injury
PWHL Toronto will have another chance to move on to the Walter Cup final on Wednesday night (8 p.m. ET) after it was announced the league’s leading regular-scorer Natalie Spooner will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WNBA’s Toronto expansion will help amplify culture of women’s basketball in Canada
As CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed writes, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about the Toronto WNBA franchise, but it assures the opportunity for young fans and players, alike, to dream big and have a chance to shine on home soil. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Rooney shuts out Toronto to keep Minnesota’s PWHL playoff hopes alive
Maggie Flaherty and Denisa Krizova each scored in the second period and Minnesota blanked Toronto 2-0 on Monday night in Game 3 of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Toronto awarded WNBA expansion team to begin play in 2026
A group headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has been granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA, CBC Sports has learned. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sheldon Keefe fired as Toronto Maple Leafs coach
The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Sheldon Keefe, the team announced Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Turnbull nets a pair as Toronto blanks Minnesota in landmark PWHL playoff game
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Read More »PWHL Toronto picks Minnesota as 1st-round playoff opponent
The best-of-5 series between Toronto and Minnesota will begin Wednesday evening in Toronto. Montreal will play Boston in the other semi-final series, which begins Thursday evening in Laval, Que. CBC | Sports News
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