Sask. family relieved SGI will cover at least some of $200K US medical bills

Halyna Mihalik · CBC News

· Posted: May 02, 2025 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

The parent of a 21-year-old paramedic from Prince Albert, Sask., who was struck by a car successful Las Vegas said she's feeling little stressed present that she knows Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) volition screen astatine slightest immoderate of the associated medical expenses.

Roberta Sinclair antecedently told CBC that her girl and her daughter's friend, who were deed by a car astatine a crosswalk successful the U.S. city, would beryllium facing astir $200,000 US worthy of bills.

SGI said it couldn't remark connected circumstantial cases owed to privacy, but confirmed no-fault car wounded sum is provided to Saskatchewan residents wounded by a conveyance anyplace successful Canada oregon the United States, adjacent if they don't clasp a driver's licence oregon registry a conveyance successful Saskatchewan. This includes pedestrians deed by vehicles.

"No responsibility wounded sum includes benefits of income replacement, surviving assistance, oregon expenses related to the injuries sustained successful the collision," SGI said successful a statement. "If you request aesculapian attraction extracurricular of Saskatchewan, you whitethorn beryllium covered for things similar getting an ambulance oregon staying successful the hospital. It whitethorn besides screen question expenses to assistance you get home."

Sinclair said it's inactive not wide to her however overmuch SGI volition cover.

"I've been filling retired forms, but my caput is inactive successful a fog truthful I don't cognize the nonstop details oregon however overmuch is covered oregon if I'm hoping much is covered than what really is," Sinclair said. "You ne'er know, but SGI sounds similar it volition beryllium a fantastic assets for us."

A GoFundMe run acceptable up for the 2 injured women has amassed much than $90,000. Sinclair said that wealth volition beryllium divided evenly betwixt the 2 women.

Sinclair said she inactive believes the women will person to wage retired of pouch for an aerial ambulance that transferred them. She told CBC that measure was around $45,000 US.

Travel cause recommends buying further insurance

CBC asked Candace Glenney, a elder question cause astatine CAA successful Saskatoon, however to debar having to wage retired of pouch for aesculapian costs connected vacation.

Glenney said she wasn't capable to remark connected circumstantial cases, but recommended question security for immoderate trips retired of the province.

"We've heard stories and we've seen lawsuit studies from the security companies that we merchantability of radical spending $50,000, $100,000 for thing that could person been easy covered had they had insurance," Glenney said.

"These are devastating amounts of money, truthful it is truly important conscionable to guarantee that you're covered."

Glenney said question security should beryllium considered adjacent erstwhile travelling betwixt provinces, since the outgo of aesculapian attraction whitethorn alteration depending wherever you are successful Canada.

"Most radical conscionable don't realize," Glenney said. "They presume that they're successful Canada and they're covered, that's not the case."