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Thomson Corporation
2 February 2001


BW2075  FEB 02,2001       5:03 PACIFIC      08:03 EASTERN


( BW)(THOMSON-CORPORATION)(TOC.TO) The Thomson Corporation Sells the
Chronicle-Journal to Horizon Publications Inc.


    Business Editors

    TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2001--The Thomson Corporation (TSE:TOC)
today announced the sale of The Chronicle-Journal in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and
its ancillary operations to Horizon Operations (Canada) Ltd. for an
undisclosed amount.

    The Chronicle-Journal morning newspaper publishes seven days a week,
serving Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario with an average circulation of
33,000 and nearly 40,000 on Saturdays. The Chronicle-Journal is considered the
information and marketing leader in its region and consists of a host of
businesses including commercial printing and regional distribution services.

    Richard J. Harrington, President and Chief Executive Officer of The
Thomson Corporation, said, "The Chronicle-Journal has done an outstanding job
serving the information and marketing needs of its customers and we are
pleased the paper is going to such a good home. The Chronicle-Journal has
attained a leadership position in its market and will continue to flourish
under new ownership."

    Todd Vogt, President & CEO of Horizon said, "The Chronicle-Journal stands
as a model of what community daily newspapers should be. The paper has been
very successful because of the important role it plays in the communities that
it serves. Horizon plans to build upon the success achieved under the
ownership of Thomson and the leadership of the professional management team at
The Chronicle-Journal."

    The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 1999 revenues of US$5.8
billion, is a leading, global e-information and solutions company in the
business and professional marketplace. Thomson's common shares are listed on
the Toronto and London Stock Exchanges.

    Horizon is a leading publisher of daily and community newspapers in Canada
and the United States.



Thomson Newspapers sales status as of February 2, 2001
Thomson Newspapers strategic marketing groups and daily newspapers
Non-daily newspapers indented
Alphabetically by state, then by province/Canadian region

1.   Alabama SMG - sale finalized to Media General, Inc.
     The Dothan Eagle
     Enterprise Ledger
     Opelika-Auburn News
     Jackson County Floridan (Marianna)
         The Auburn Bulletin
         The Dothan Progress
         The Ashford Power
         The Headland Observer

2.   Phoenix SMG - sale finalized to Freedom Communications, Inc.
     The Tribune (Mesa)
     Daily News-Sun (Sun City)
         Prospector (Glendale, Peoria)
         Surprise Today
         Ahwatukee Foothills

3.   Yuma, Arizona - sale finalized to Freedom Communications, Inc.
     The Yuma Daily Sun
         Bajo El Sol (Yuma)
         Cactus Comet (Yuma)

4.   Southern Connecticut SMG--sale finalized to MediaNews Group, Inc.
     Connecticut Post (Fairfield Co.)
         Darien News Review
         Fairfield Citizen News
         Inside Fairfield County
         Norwalk Citizen News
         Westport News

5.   Florida Keys SMG - sale finalized to Cooke Communications LLC
     Key West Citizen
         Big Pine Free Press
         Islamorada Free Press
         Key Largo Free Press
         Marathon Free Press
         Reef Press (Ocean Reef)
         Solares Hill (Key West)

6.   Thomson South Georgia - sale finalized to Community Newspaper
      Holdings, Inc.
     Americus Times-Recorder
     Cordele Dispatch
     The Moultrie Observer
     Thomasville Times-Enterprise
     The Tifton Gazette
     The Valdosta Daily Times
         Coffee County News (Douglas)
         Suwannee Democrat (Live Oak, Florida)
         The Branford News (Florida)
         The Jasper News (Florida)
         The Mayo Free Press (Florida)
         Excalibur (Valdosta)

7.   Thomson Indiana - sale finalized to CNHI
     The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)
     Greensburg Daily News
     Kokomo Tribune
     The Lebanon Reporter
     Linton Daily Citizen
     Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)
     Rushville Republican
     Tribune Star (Terre Haute)
         Batesville Herald-Tribune
         Employment Weekly (Central Indiana)
         The Highflyer (Hamilton County)
         Hamilton County Image
         Hancock County Image
         Hendricks County Flyer
         Zionsville Times Sentinel

8.   Thomson South Louisiana - sale finalized to Gannett Co., Inc.
     The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette)
         The Times of Acadiana

9.   Thomson Chesapeake - sale finalized to Gannett Co., Inc.
     The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland)
         Delaware Wave (Bethany)
         Chincoteague Beacon
         Virginia Beachcomber (Chincoteague)
         Somerset Herald (Princess Anne, Maryland)
         Worcester County Messenger (Ocean City, Maryland)
         Ocean Pines Independent Maryland Times-Press (Ocean City and
          Berlin, Maryland)
         Maryland Beachcomber (Ocean City)
         Delaware Coast Press (Rehoboth)
         Delaware Beachcomber (Rehoboth)
         Eastern Shore News (Tasley, Virginia)

10.  Cumberland, Maryland - sale finalized to CNHI
     Cumberland Times-News
         Garrett County Weekender (Oakland)
         Potomac Highlands (Keyser, West Virginia)
         Frostburg Express

11.  Canton, Ohio - sale finalized to The Copley Press, Inc.
     The Repository (Canton)
         The Suburbanite (Summit County)

12.  Thomson Central Ohio - sale finalized to Gannett Co., Inc.
     Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus)
     Chillicothe Gazette
     Coshocton Tribune
     Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
     News Journal (Mansfield)
     The Marion Star
     The Advocate (Newark)
     Times Recorder (Zanesville)
         Granville Booster
         Granville Sentinel
         Pataskala Standard
         The Muskingum Valley Merchandiser

13.  Thomson Southwest Ohio - sale finalized to Cox Newspapers, Inc.
     Journal-News (Hamilton)
     The Middletown Journal
         Franklin Chronicle
         Pulse Journal (Mason/West Chester)
         Oxford Press
         Fairfield Echo
         The Western Star (Lebanon)
         Star Press (Springboro)
         Today's Express (Morrow)
         Monroe Times
         Miamisburg News-West Carrollton News
         The Germantown Press

14.  Thomson Carolina - sale finalized to Media General, Inc.
     Morning News (Florence, South Carolina)
         News & Post (Lake City, South Carolina)
         Weekly Observer (Hemingway, S. Carolina)
         Marion Mullins (South Carolina)

15.  Thomson West Virginia/Virginia - sale finalized to CNHI
     The Register-Herald (Beckley, WV)
     Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV)
         The Fayette Tribune (Oak Hill, WV)
         Montgomery Herald (WV)
         Princeton Times (WV)

16.  Winnebago SMG (Wisconsin) - sale finalized to Gannett Co., Inc.
     Oshkosh Northwestern
     The Post-Crescent (Appleton)
     The Reporter (Fond du Lac)
     Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc)
     The Sheboygan Press
         Shoreline Chronicle (Sheboygan)
         The Bargain Bulletin (Appleton)
         Lakeshore Chronicle (Manitowoc)
         Menasha Register
         Neenah Citizen

17.  Central Wisconsin SMG - sale finalized to Gannett Co., Inc.
     Marshfield News-Herald
     Stevens Point Journal
     Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids)
         Central Wisconsin Sunday

18.  St. George, Utah - sale finalized to Gannett Co., Inc.
     The Spectrum
         Desert Valley Times (Mesquite)

19.  Canada's National Newspaper - now a division of Bell Globemedia,
      Canada's premier multimedia company
     The Globe and Mail (based in Toronto, Ontario)

20.  Central Canada SMG - sales process ongoing
     Brandon Sun (Manitoba)
     Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba)
     The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay, Ontario) - sale finalized to
      Horizon Operations (Canada) Ltd.
         Kenora Enterprise (Ontario) - sale finalized to Northern
          Publications Ltd.

21.  Southern Alberta SMG - sale finalized to Alberta Newspaper Group
      Inc.
     Lethbridge Herald
     Medicine Hat News
         The Commentator (Bow Island)
         Coaldale News
         Prairie Post (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and Medicine Hat)
         Southern Sun Times (Lethbridge)
         Taber Times
         Vauxhall Advance


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    CONTACT: The Thomson Corporation
             Investor Contact:
             John Kechejian, 203/328-9470
             Vice President, Investor Relations
             john.kechejian@thomson.com
             Media Contact:
             Jason Stewart, 203/328-8339
             Director, Public Relations
             jason.stewart@thomson.com

    KEYWORD: INTERNATIONAL CANADA
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