She can't wait to wrap her arms around her adopted great-niece in Canada after a 4-year fight

A four-year legal limbo that stopped a B.C. woman from adopting her great-niece is coming to an end for a South African girl left essentially orphaned after her mother's sudden death. Ryleigh Ridland has been given permission to apply for permanent residency in Canada, which will become her new home.

She can't wait to wrap her arms around her adopted great-niece in Canada after a 4-year fight
A great aunt smiles with her great niece.

A four-year legal limbo that stopped a B.C. woman from adopting her great-niece is coming to an end for a South African girl left essentially orphaned after her mother's sudden death. Ryleigh Ridland has been given permission to apply for permanent residency in Canada, which will become her new home.