The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX:TOC) today announced that David Turner, currently Thomson's senior vice president of finance, was named "CFO of the Year" at the New York Ten Awards.  Mr. Turner served as chief financial officer of Thomson Financial from 2001 to 2005.

The New York Ten Awards are an annual selection of ten individuals and companies in the greater New York business community that display extraordinary innovation and leadership in their industry and beyond. The 2006 finalists were drawn from open nominations submitted to the Executive Council of New York. Hundreds of nominations were screened and evaluated by a panel of judges comprised of prominent journalists from New York-based local and national business media outlets. Candidates were evaluated based on the individual's contributions to his or her organization's objectives and leadership; the organization's impact on business innovation, both in New York and nationally; and the individual's industry leadership beyond his or her organization.

"We congratulate this year's winners, who are at the helm of the most prominent and emerging growth organizations, and salute them for bringing innovation, leadership, integrity, and community involvement to the forefront of the New York business community," said Robert Johnston, president of the Executive Council of New York. These luminaries are leading by example and inspiring new standards of novel ideas and success."

"We congratulate David on a well-deserved honor. At Thomson, he has proven himself to be a valuable member of the executive team.  We are proud of his past achievements and look forward to his continued contributions to the company in his role in our organization," said Robert Daleo, chief financial officer, The Thomson Corporation.

Mr. Turner was named senior vice president, Finance for The Thomson Corporation in October of 2005. In his current role, Mr. Turner is responsible for the Corporation's accounting, reporting, control, and compliance functions and is leading significant transformation and integration activities across the company.

Mr. Turner is a member of the board of trustees of the Intrepid Museum in New York City, serving in previous years as co-chairman of the Fleet Week Gala and the Intrepid Salute to Freedom, a board member of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research and a board member of Community Centers Incorporated, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based charity assisting the underprivileged community.

The awards were presented last night at the Ten Awards Gala at Cipriani Wall Street.  Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and author of the new book, Tough Choices, delivered the keynote remarks.  Liz Claman, co-anchor of CNBC's Morning Call and author of the upcoming book, The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received, served as Master of Ceremonies.  Cushman & Wakefield served as host sponsor of the gala, and 2004 Ten Award winner and Cushman & Wakefield President and CEO Bruce Mosler introduced Ms. Fiorina.

About The Thomson Corporation: 
The Thomson Corporation (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).

About The Executive Council:
The Executive Council is New York's premier business forum for senior executives, their advisors and capital markets professionals. Through its member base of 3,500 New York metro business leaders, the organization has built a reputation for highly acclaimed conferences, executive education programs and member-hosted gatherings that focus on critical business and leadership issues at the forefront of corporate America today.  The Executive Council Corporate Members range from American Express, IBM and Microsoft to Sprint, Cushman & Wakefield, and McKinsey & Co. as well as many other large and emerging growth companies.  For more information on the Ten Awards and the Executive Council of New York, please visit www.execcouncil.org.