canton

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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

Crans-Montana is in the Swiss canton of Valais, where fire-safety inspections are the responsibility of Mayor Feraud and his colleagues, and they are supposed to happen every 12 months.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Late Sunday, police in Switzerland's Wallis canton said they had identified all of the deceased.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

The world’s oldest playable organ, in the basilica of Valere in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, was built some time between 1390 and 1435.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall