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Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Selects West LegalEdcenter to Be Exclusive Online CLE Provider

Date: November 1, 2005
Press Contact: Kyle Christensen

EAGAN, Minn., November 1, 2005 – Thomson West, a Thomson business (NYSE: TOC: TSX: TOC) today announced that West LegalEdcenter (www.westlegaledcenter.com), the nation's leading online continuing legal education (CLE) service, will be the exclusive provider of online CLE, including live webcast programming produced by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL).

BAMSL offers a wide variety of high-quality CLE programs presented to help its members stay current on evolving legal trends, new legislation, regulations and areas of public interest. The association also holds a number of annual debates and conferences on various legal topics. Through this partnership, BAMSL joins a distinguished roster of West LegalEdcenter content partners, which includes leading local, state and national bar associations that offer high-quality and innovative CLE programs to legal professionals via the Web.

"We have a rich history of providing first-rate CLE programs and are always looking to improve the CLE experience and provide more value to our members," said Ken Klein, BAMSL executive director. "West LegalEdcenter gives our members more options for participating in informative CLE programs and completing their MCLE requirements. Best of all, many of these programs now qualify for full MCLE credit, thanks to recent rules changes."

Attorneys licensed in Missouri are required to complete 15 CLE credits every year; all 15 of those, including ethics credits, may be earned online via interactive live webcasts. West LegalEdcenter also offers archived on-demand programs that are approved for Missouri self-study credit. West LegalEdcenter currently offers over 2,500 programs accredited in Missouri. Topics include federal civil procedure, family law, estate planning, employment law, bankruptcy and more.

West LegalEdcenter includes innovative features such as personalized program recommendations; simplified CLE tracking; links from program 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 for easy and seamless management of CLE attendance and usage.

"With this partnership, BAMSL members can be assured they are receiving the most relevant and current programming, and be able to take advantage of the more than 1,300 hours of programming currently available through West LegalEdcenter," said Kathy Kline, director of partner relations for West LegalEdcenter. "We look forward to offering BAMSL content and are pleased that the association has selected West LegalEdcenter as its exclusive online provider."

West LegalEdcenter is the online CLE service from Thomson West and the winner of the TechnoLawyer @ Award in the Favorite Online Continuing Legal Education Provider category for the past three years. Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., Thomson West is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market.

About Thomson West
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 (www.thomson.com ), with 2004 revenues of $8.10 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 e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 40,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).