Residents in northern Manitoba, Alberta flee due to wildfire threats

Residents in areas across the Canadian Prairies are out of their homes while others are on edge as wildfires inch closer to their communities.In northern Manitoba, the town of Lynn Lake, with about 600 residents, was ordered to evacuate due to an advancing wildfire.Data from the Manitoba Wildfire Service shows the out-of-control fire, which ignited almost three weeks ago, is more than 7,000 hectares in size.