The 61-year-old man who admitted to being Patek Philippe's blackmailer in Geneva had connections in the police and the army.

A vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of Frank Tyson's death will be held Friday. Tyson died while in the custody of two Canton police officers.

The referendum committee against the introduction submitted 63,000 signatures to the Federal Chancellery on Thursday.

Canton's streets will be seeing more regular patrols with the swearing in of new part-time officer Carter Pries.