Canadian FM resigns after security breach

WASHINGTON - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday that Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier has resigned from the cabinet for leaving classified document in an unsecured location.

Harper made the announcement at a news conference in Ottawa on Monday afternoon that he has accepted the resignation of Bernier, who has been under fire recently for his former girl friend's links with an organised crime group, according to media reports.

Bernier quit after realising that he had left "classified government documents at a private residence" earlier this year, Harper told reporters in Ottawa.