A former Drumheller woman has returned to Canada after being detained in China this month.

National media reported that former Drumheller resident Sarah McIver was detained and sentenced to an administrative punishment for illegal employment.

McIver is a teacher who had gone to China to teach in August and was detained.

Her mother Maria McIver of Drumheller previously told the Mail, her detention was a normal and routine response from Chinese officials to a mix up in Sarah’s paperwork when she was transferred to another school.

Maria tells the Mail she appreciates all the support and prayers from friends and the community and requests that family privacy is respected.

“Sarah is doing well and being treated fairly,” Maria said at the time of Sarah's detention.

CBC reported on Friday, December 28 that McIver returned to Canada, but for privacy reasons no further information was disclosed.

Officials from China and Canada, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have noted that McIver’s detention does not appear to be related to the diplomatic conflict arising from the arrest of Wanzhou Meng, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, in Vancouver on December 1.

MP Kevin Sorenson was aware a Canadian with ties to his riding has been detained.

“Right now we are expecting that our consulate service in China is doing what it can. Sometimes it is better to get all the information first,” Sorenson told the Mail at the time.

Oyen and RCMP responded to a four vehicle collision Thursday on Highway 9 near Range Road 60.

Initial investigation has revealed that an eastbound truck crossed the centre line into the path of a westbound car on Highway 9. Two other westbound cars then collided sending one of the westbound cars into the ditch. Conditions at the time of the collision were very icy and foggy.

The female driver (28) of Banff and driving the westbound car died at the scene. The male and female passengers of the eastbound truck were transported to hospital by EMS with serious injuries. Two other females and one male from the other two cars were transported to hospital by police with minor injuries and later released.

RCMP members from Oyen and Hanna detachments, along with a RCMP collision analyst attended the scene, and the matter remains under investigation.

"Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased during this difficult time," said constable Mike Hibbs in a press release.

The name of the deceased will not be released.