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CEB Partners with West LegalEdcenter to Provide CLE Courses Online

Date: October 7, 2004
Press Contact: Samantha Hetzel West LegalEdcenter (651) 848-7576 samantha.hetzel@thomson.com

EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 7, 2004 - The California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) today announced that it has signed an agreement to make its continuing legal education (CLE) programs available via West LegalEdcenter® (www.westlegaledcenter.com), the nation's leading online CLE service. The addition of CEB content to West LegalEdcenter provides California legal professionals with access to the largest and most comprehensive library of CLE content in the state. Thomson West, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the legal market.

"Providing attorneys access to our CLE courses online through West LegalEdcenter lets us better fulfill our commitment to serving lawyers in California," said Pamela J. Jester, director of CEB. "We are excited to partner with such a recognized leader in the legal industry."

CEB, which will provide its courses co-exclusively though West LegalEdcenter, offers programs in seven practice areas, including business law, civil litigation, estate planning, trust and probate, family law, real property law and California-required subjects. The organization was founded by the University of California and the State Bar of California and introduced CLE programming in the state in 1947.

West LegalEdcenter partners in California include respected producers of CLE programming such as the Beverly Hills Bar Association, PLI of California, the Rutter Group, California ? NBI, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association and the Sacramento County Public Law Library, as well as distinguished national CLE providers.

"The addition of CEB's content, when added to the thousands of programs currently available through our service, offers California attorneys the definitive site to meet all of their CLE needs," said Steve Daitch, vice president of West Education Group and general manager of West LegalEdcenter.

West LegalEdcenter includes unmatched innovative features, such as links from course materials to Westlaw®, the leading online research service from Thomson West; customer service and technical support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and the most comprehensive law firm and corporate law department CLE Administrators Tool Kit to easily and seamlessly manage CLE attendance and usage.

California attorneys must complete 25 credits per reporting period, including four legal ethics, one substance abuse or emotional distress, and one elimination of bias credit. All 25 credits, including specialty credits, may be earned online at West LegalEdcenter. West LegalEdcenter on-demand programs and live webcasts both qualify for participatory credit in California.

About the Continuing Education of the Bar
CEB (www.ceb.com) , sponsored by the University of California and the State Bar of California since 1947, is the leading resources for California legal practice materials and continuing legal education. CEB is committed to serving the legal profession with authoritative, innovative and high-quality products and services.

About West LegalEdcenter
West LegalEdcenter (www.westlegaledcenter.com) is the online continuing legal education (CLE) service from Thomson West and the winner of the 2003 TechnoLawyer @ Award in the Favorite Online Continuing Legal Education Provider category. Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., Thomson West is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market. Thomson West is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and was formed when West Publishing and Thomson Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. For more information, please visit the Thomson West Web site at west.thomson.com.

About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (west.thomson.com), with 2003 revenues from continuing operations of $7.44 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 38,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporations? common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).