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Webcast Alert: The Thomson Corporation Announces Third-Quarter 2004 Results Webcast

October 19, 2004 at 1:02 PM EDT

STAMFORD, Conn. and TORONTO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) announces the following Webcast:

     Who:     President and CEO, Richard J. Harrington, and
              Chief Financial Officer, Robert D. Daleo

     What:    Live webcast presentation and discussion of third-quarter 2004
              results for The Thomson Corporation.  The webcast will be
              archived at http://www.thomson.com.

     Where:   To participate in the webcast, visit http://www.thomson.com and
              click on the "Investor Relations" tab located at the top of the
              page.

     When:    October 26, 2004 @ 10:30 a.m. ET

     Contacts:  Frank Golden, Vice President, Investor Relations
                203-539-8470, frank.golden@thomson.com

                Jason Stewart, Vice President, Media Relations
                203-539-8339, jason.stewart@thomson.com

    The Thomson Corporation

The Thomson Corporation (http://www.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 Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

SOURCE  The Thomson Corporation
    -0-                             10/19/2004
    /CONTACT: Frank Golden, Vice President, Investor Relations,
+1-203-539-8470, or frank.golden@thomson.com, or Jason Stewart, Vice
President, Media Relations, +1-203-539-8339, jason.stewart@thomson.com, both
of The Thomson Corporation/
    /Web site:  http://www.thomson.com /
    (TOC TOC.)

CO:  Thomson Corporation
ST:  Connecticut, New York
IN:  FIN PUB
SU:  CCA

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