There was no winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot.
The four Maxmillion prizes of $1 million also went unclaimed.
The jackpot for the next draw on July 2 will be at an estimated $60 million, with six Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs.
Tam says there is an increase in new variants circulating in Canada, and no province has been spared — though several continue to ease anti-pandemic restrictions.
The drop in international arrivals in early February is about four times the decline seen between early January and early February in 2019 and 2020.
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product shrank 5.4 per cent in 2020, the steepest annual decline since comparable data was first recorded in 1961.
"The supply of listings for sale isn’t keeping up with the demand we’re seeing,” said Colette Gerber, REBGV's chair, in a release.
Henry and the province have said they are confident the health orders are in accordance with the law, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
With the additional supply from the newly approved AstraZeneca/Serum Institute of India viral vector vaccine, combined with setting the second dose interval at 16 weeks, everyone moves up the line, meaning more people will be vaccinated more quickly.