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Davies was killed when the Cirrus SR22T crashed high in the mountains near the town of Leukerbad in the southern canton of Valais on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The canton of Geneva issues a permit for comfort cooling only to people who prove they need it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Their research focused on Gossau Upper Secondary School in the northeastern canton of St. Gallen, which introduced flexible school hours three years ago.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

"It's really horrible. It's a nightmare," said Shannon Bugnon, a 28-year-old retail worker from the neighbouring Vaud canton, home to many of the fire's victims.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

Most peculiar of all, the bound knight’s shield carried the three thistles and the chevron, with a red canton.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

For it to pass, it would need to win not just a majority of votes cast but also majorities in more than half of Switzerland's 26 cantons.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

It’s levied annually by individual cantons on all residents, at rates reaching up to about 1% of net worth, after deductions and exclusions for certain categories of assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

More than 30 specialists drawn from several Swiss cantons are involved in the process of identifying victims, Swiss officials said Friday at a press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

In the Swiss cantons of Geneva and Ticino, construction was paused during the 2023 heatwave, a move welcomed by Switzerland's largest trade union, Unia.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

Oregon would thus be dotted over with the settlements of subjects of Great Britain, and citizens of the United States, in juxta-position to each other, like the Protestant and Catholic cantons of Switzerland.

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Travers Twiss