canton
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The light aircraft crashed high in the mountains near the town of Leukerbad in the southern canton of Valais on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Unable to find a reasonably priced house after a two-year search, the 62-year-old moved with his wife to the neighboring canton of Aargau around nine years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Crans-Montana is in Switzerland's southwestern Wallis canton and the hearings are taking place in the cantonal capital Sion.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 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
They only rid the canton of its few half-wild dogs.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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
There is no central district from which these numerous and for the most part secluded mountain cantons can be brought into unity and governed.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker
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