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Pass the hooch! Sask. marks 100 years since end of prohibition

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100 years ago in 1924, Saskatchewan was booming.
It had the third-largest population amongst the provinces, farms were becoming mechanized and airplanes started to appear in our skies.
And the prohibition on alcohol in the province was voted down.
18 Jul English Canada News

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