Canada's government said a Canadian teacher
detained in China over a problem with her work permit had been released and was back in Canada.
Albertan Sarah McIver was arrested earlier this month for issues related to her teaching job, but Global Affairs Canada spokesman Richard Walker said Friday that she has returned home.
The
Globe and Mail reported that Mclver had assured her family in mid-December that she was fine and would be deported from China within days.
"She's sweet, she's kind, she's happy, she's so smart - and she just loves different cultures," the report quoted Jenn Smith, who has known McIver for about a decade, as saying.
"Before she is going on trips, she makes sure everything is in order."
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