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.

The amount includes only the cost incurred by the Manitoba RCMP during the 17-day search through the province's northern terrain, a spokesperson says.

For the investigators and journalists tasked with covering the murders and manhunt, it was a unique and frustrating experience.

The report says a male got out of the passenger side holding a long gun, and then walked towards the tree line and started ``moving towards the witness in a tactical or hunting stance.''

Families of the suspects and victims reacted to the RCMP's investigative findings, but admitted there are still many unanswered questions.

The three people murdered in northern B.C. by two young men this summer were killed by gunshot wounds, with casings found at both crime scenes matching each other.

Police used drones, dogs and even had help from the Canadian Armed Forces to scour for the two suspects.

The family of a B.C. murder victim are choosing to remember Leonard Dyck by the quality of his life and by how much he loved his family and friends.

“Without your suspect alive to talk, it’s very difficult.”

The mayor of Port Alberni, B.C. said the community is "saddened" by the discovery of two bodies that may be Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod.