Thomson Financial and the Associated Press Announce News Partnership

Thomson Financial and the Associated Press Announce News Partnership

November 22, 2006

    NEW YORK, Nov. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Thomson
Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation
(TSX: TOC, NYSE: TOC) and leading provider of information
and technology solutions to the worldwide financial
community, today announced an agreement to enhance its news
offerings with content from The Associated Press.

    The agreement with AP Digital, a commercial division of
The Associated Press, gives Thomson the rights to expand its
current news offerings by including leading content from
AP.

    "As we continue to expand our news capabilities,
we see the AP as an ideal partner, with the depth of
resources and understanding of the value of news, that will
allow us to continue to differentiate Thomson Financial from
the competition," said Sharon Rowlands, CEO, Thomson
Financial. "We are delighted to be able to incorporate
AP content into our services to enhance our offering to
Thomson Financial clients."

    "This agreement with Thomson underscores the value
of the AP's quality and the importance of news to the
financial markets," said Tom Curley, AP's CEO and
President. "Through working with Thomson, an industry
leader, we will be delivering our essential news into the
workflow of the markets."

    Through this arrangement with the AP, and a similar
partnership with Agence France Presse (AFP) in Europe,
Thomson has access to an unrivaled network of news coverage
across the globe.

    About Thomson Financial 

    Thomson Financial is a US$1.9 billion provider of
information and technology solutions to the worldwide
financial community. Through the widest range of products
and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps
clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be
more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson
Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation (
http://www.thomson.com ), 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 revenues of US$8.4
billion, The Thomson Corporation lists its common shares on
the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX:
TOC).

    About Thomson

    The Thomson Corporation ( http://www.thomson.com ) is a
global leader in providing essential electronic workflow
solutions to business and professional customers.  With
operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson
provides value-added information, software tools and
applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of
law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific
research and healthcare.  The Corporation's common shares
are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges
(NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

    For more information, please contact:

     Joe Christinat
     Thomson Financial
     Tel:    [phone] (office)
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