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Toronto Pushes Forward for WNBA’s Tempo | Toronto News
Toronto’s city council is racing to make history as it fast-tracks a landmark deal for the WNBA’s new team, the Tempo — a 40-year, $1/year lease on a parking lot near Exhibition Place to build a practice facility. Mayor Olivia Chow is fully behind the move, urging the team to “hurry up and build it,” calling it a generational win for girls and boys growing up in a world where women’s pro sports are normal. The team plans to turn the land into public parkland with recreational programs. But not everyone’s cheering — some councillors question whether the city is subsidizing the team, while an…
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