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Canada’s oldest Black WWII veteran dies at 104

19+ hour, 20+ min ago  (363+ words) Published 1:30 pm Saturday, March 28, 2026 Armstrong's oldest veteran, and Canada's oldest Black Second World War veteran, has passed away at the age of 104. Alvie Burden passed on Thursday, March 26, marking the end of a "remarkable century-long arc," according to the Facebook…...