{"id":923226,"date":"2026-10-06T21:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923226\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:26:13","slug":"kiki-rice-praises-toronto-despite-ttc-air-canada-criticisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923226\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiki Rice praises Toronto despite TTC, Air Canada criticisms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Now Kiki Rice, the Tempo\u2019s first-round pick<\/a> in the 2026 draft, has just finished her rookie season in Toronto and shared her review of the 6ix \u2014 and also had a grievance about getting around the city.<\/p>\n

In a post on TikTok recapping her first year<\/a> living in Toronto, Rice took aim at the TTC and the frustration it can cause drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBro, the TTC makes driving frustrating, always having to stop,\u201d Rice captioned a photo, which shows the all-too-common sight of the back of a TTC streetcar.<\/p>\n

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Rice also shared some hate for air travel \u2014 specifically Air Canada and going through customs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOMG Air Canada, don\u2019t get me started,\u201d Rice captioned a photo on her post. \u201cAlso sucks going through customs every time you come from the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cold weather also didn\u2019t go over well with the California native.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt stayed cold till like early June which sucks,\u201d she wrote. \u201cComing from L.A. wasn\u2019t ready for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, the good by far outweighed the bad in Rice\u2019s post.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old guard rated Toronto a \u201c10\/10 city for just chillin and walking around,\u201d adding there are \u201ctons of good parks to explore.<\/p>\n

\u201cFood is great, and it\u2019s a super diverse city, so you can find just about anything you want,\u201d Rice wrote, while sharing several pictures of meals and drinks that she has had during her time in Toronto.<\/p>\n

Rice specifically shouted out a couple of her favourite spots in the city, including Cactus Club and Botanic. But one food item that she apparently couldn\u2019t find in Toronto was a good version of a breakfast sandwich.<\/p>\n

Her team might be able to help her out on that front, though, with the Tempo\u2019s official account commenting \u201cwe gotta get you on some breakfast spots & more restaurants, rook.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the expansion Tempo becoming the WNBA\u2019s first international team this year, many players experienced growing pains associated with moving to a new country.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Marina Mabrey went viral for voicing her opinion on Rogers<\/a> and its internet reliability and customer service \u2014 a growing pain from moving to Canada from the U.S.<\/p>\n

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