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Stanley Burke, Jr.
Born (1923-02-08)February 8, 1923
Died May 28, 2016(2016-05-28) (aged 93)
Nationality Canadian
Occupation journalist, news presenter, author
Television The National

Stanley Burke, Jr. (February 8, 1923 – May 28, 2016) was a Canadian television journalist. He was the anchor of CBC Television's The National News from 1966 to 1969. The show was renamed The National after he resigned to launch a public campaign on the Biafran civil war.

Burke died at the Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario on May 28, 2016, aged 93.

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