Canadian FM quits over secret papers

Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier has resigned after admitting that he had left classified documents in an unsafe place, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.  Bernier had been under increasing pressure to quit amid revelations that a former girlfriend was suspected of being linked to figures in organized crime.  "Minister Bernier has learned and informed me that he left classified government documents in a non-secure location. This is a serious error. (He) has accepted his responsibilities in offering to resign," a grim-faced Harper told reporters.  Harper gave no further details and it was unclear whether Bernier had left the documents with Julie Couillard, the former girlfriend. An interview with her was set to be shown at 9:00 p.m. EDT on Monday on Canadian television.