Sarah McIver, a Canadian teacher who was detained in China earlier this month, has returned to Canada, Global Affairs Canada says. "Global Affairs can confirm that a Canadian citizen, who was detained in China this month, has been released and has now returned to Canada," a spokesperson said in an email. Earlier this month, the Alberta woman became the third Canadian detained in China in recent weeks over a work-permit issue related to her teaching job. Tensions have been high between Canada and China since the Dec. 1 arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Not long after the tech executive's arrest, Chinese officials confirmed the two Canadian men had been detained separately in China on national security concerns.

Source: CBC News December 28, 2018 21:03 UTC