It could be just to limit speculation, since the bodies haven't been identified. But also, if there were signs it was murder, they'd prefer to try to identify a suspect before that person knows they're looking.https://www.westerlynews.ca/news/remains-of-two-people-found-in-ucluelet/
I wonder when these bodies were discovered and why LE have sat on that info...
To me, late last week means Thursday or Friday. Saturday or Sunday would usually be referred to as the weekend.