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There are already calls for fire-safety inspection in Valais canton to be taken away from local town councils and given to the cantonal authorities.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

"We had victims, injured people, who were in such a serious condition that identification has been very difficult so far," Mathias Reynard, president of the Wallis cantonal government, told France Info radio on Monday.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

In Switzerland, cantonal fire-safety authorities may require sprinklers for occupancies of more than 300 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The researchers will now use these findings to support farmers, land cooperatives and cantonal authorities.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2024

The French took nearly 33,000,000 francs from the Swiss cantonal treasuries.

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland