'They did play God,' says woman who was not told about grandchild placed in foster care

A woman is fighting for custody of a granddaughter she didn't know existed after learning children's services kept the girl's birth from her for almost two years — putting the child into the foster care system instead. 

The news came out of the blue during a meeting with a Manitoba child services worker in January. Sandra Fidler was handed a piece of paper with the child's name and birth date. The girl was born in B.C. in 2016 to Fidler's daughter, who struggles with a heroin addiction. 

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