Five things to watch this week in Canadian business:
> Lowe’s Takeover of Rona
Sylvain Prud’homme, the CEO of Toronto-based Lowe’s Canada, will provide an update Monday regarding the takeover of Boucherville, Que.-based Rona Inc. six months after the acquisition was finalized. The $3.2 billion deal shook up the home hardware industry when it was first unveiled in February.
> Amaya
A Quebec court will resume hearings Tuesday into allegations that David Baazov, the former CEO of Montreal-based gaming company Amaya Inc., was involved in insider trading. He is charged along with two other people and three companies. All have maintained their innocence.
> Drug Talk
Joseph Papa, chairman and CEO of Laval, Que.-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., will be doing the rounds in the U.S. this week. On Tuesday, he will speak at a health-care conference in Boston. He heads to New York the next day, where he’ll talk at another conference hosted by Toronto-based Bank of Montreal.
> Bombardier
It’s investor day for Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. on Thursday. The aerospace giant will release its guidance for next year and discuss the progress of its turnaround efforts.
> Home Sales
The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release national home sales figures for November on Thursday. Will it be another record month? It was in October, when more than 42,000 homes exchanged hands.