By Nicole Fernandes TORONTO, May 8 (Reuters) - The WNBA officially arrived in Canada on Friday with the Toronto Tempo tipping off their inaugural season against the Washington Mystics in front of an electric,

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Here's everything you need to know about Tempo vs. Mystics today, including TV channel and streaming options for Toronto's debut game.

Around 1:30 p.m. on the first Friday of training camp, a couple walks through the lobby turnstiles at the University of Toronto’s Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. They’re carrying new Toronto Tempo backpacks with the tags still attached, headed for a black Mercedes idling by the curb outside.

Rosters are set and the new season is set to tip-off tonight. The Mystics are looking to build off momentum from last season.

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