canton
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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
Recent snows have also led to evacuations of several communities in Switzerland and northern Italy, as well as power outages and a train derailment at Goppenstein in the south-western Swiss canton of Valais.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 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
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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
This year, the government approved new measures, allowing cantons to eradicate not just problem wolves but entire packs.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
And the Western savages, our allies the Illinois, the Ottawais, the Miamis, were they not coming to succor us here and to raid the Iroquois cantons?
From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Frank H. Severance