Police said they found around 140 grams of cocaine as well as cash and bear spray, and arrested all three occupants of the vehicle.

Both Grand Chiefs are calling on Dr. Brent Roussin to work with First Nations leadership on the issue as northern Manitoba sees a new COVID-19 case on Sunday.

"There was a lot of fear and just a lot of unknowns, and I think that was truly the hardest part for our community," said Gillam Mayor Dwayne Forman.

A man from Gillam, Man., has been charged under the public health act after police say refused to self-isolate after being tested for COVID-19.

Including numbers from the Canadian Armed Forces, the total cost of the manhunt for B.C. fugitives Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod was about $1.7 million.

On Saturday, Manitoba RCMP responded to two deaths from cold exposure.

Two people died of exposure in separate incidents in Manitoba Saturday, RCMP say. 

B.C. RCMP Assistant Commissioner Kevin Hackett told reporters that Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod took responsibility for the murders on video without explaining their motive.

RCMP announced Wednesday they believe the bodies of two murder suspects have been found after a two-week search in the remote northern Manitoba community.

According to the RCMP, the items were located 9 kilometres from where a burned vehicle belonging to Bryer Schemegelsky and Kam McLeod was found. Also along the shoreline, they found a damaged aluminum boat.