2 confirmed dead in out-of-control wildfires in Manitoba
The bodies of a man and a woman who became trapped as a wildfire burned in southeastern Manitoba were recovered Wednesday morning, RCMP said. The out-of-control fires have forced hundreds of residents like Stephan Bouderlique to flee their homes. He describes what that experience has been like.
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