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How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada

Castine could have marked our border with the U.S. Here’s what people there think of Trump’s annexation talk

CBC NewsJacques Poitras

When U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about annexing Canada to make it the 51st state, people in Castine, Maine, took notice.

The town, after all, was twice occupied by Great Britain two centuries ago.

The British wanted to carve out a new colony that would be part of British North America — in effect doing the opposite of what Trump has been musing about.

"When I do walking tours, I jokingly tell people that this could have been Canada very easily," said Lisa Lutts, the recently retire…

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How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada

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CBC NewsJacques Poitras, Posted: Jun 23, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 30 minutes ago
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