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TORONTO - A group representing frustrated Tim Hortons franchisees says its board members have been accused by the company of helping leak confidential information. The Great White North Franchisee Association says its board members have been served with notices of default. Source

With the next round of NAFTA negotiations set to begin in Ottawa, U.S. President Donald Trump's commerce secretary says a new study proves the need for tougher rules on auto-parts imports in the continental trade agreement. Source

London's transport authority said Friday it won't renew Uber's license to operate in the British capital, arguing that it demonstrates a lack of corporate responsibility with implications in public safety and security. Transport for London says the car-hailing app was not “fit and proper to hold a private hire operator license. Source

TORONTO -- Jon Levy's favourite playthings as a Toronto child growing up in the 1960s and 1970s included Lego blocks and fort-building kits -- classics that still fly off the shelves of his Mastermind Toy stores today. Source

An undercover Marketplace investigation has exposed evidence of what many car owners have long suspected: some dealerships sell unnecessary service and push regular maintenance much sooner than the manufacturer recommends. Using hidden cameras and bait cars that were inspected by independent expert mechanics,Marketplace discovered some common upselling techniques used by service advisers. Source

PARIS -- Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world’s richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94. Bettencourt’s daughter, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, said in a written statement Thursday that her mother "left peacefully" overnight in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Source

HONG KONG - Most Asian stock markets fell Friday as investors turned cautious following new U.S. sanctions targeting North Korea and a China credit rating downgrade. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.4 per cent to 20,273.26 and South Korea's Kospi lost 0.7 per cent to 2,389.83. Source

HONG KONG -- World stocks were subdued on Friday after North Korea said it could test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, though European markets were supported by upbeat economic data. KEEPING SCORE: Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.2 per cent to 7,275 and Germany's DAX rose by the same rate to 12,624. Source

TORONTO - A Canadian looking for a high-end men's shoe from can buy it from a major online retailer in the U.S. or get it for 25 per cent less at the bustling Eaton Centre mall in downtown Toronto. Source

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gatorade has agreed not to make disparaging comments about water as part of a $300,000 settlement reached Thursday with California over allegations it misleadingly portrayed water's benefits in a cellphone game where users refuel Olympic runner Usain Bolt. Source