New Brunswick submitting bid for 2021 Francophone Games

The province of New Brunswick is submitting a bid to host the Francophone Games in 2021.

The games are considered the biggest sports and cultural event in the French-speaking world.

New Brunswick's bid proposes the games be held in Moncton and Dieppe.

Canada last hosted the event in 2001 when it was held in Ottawa and Gatineau, Quebec.