You gotta recall Canadians have a natural healing factor hence why Keanu Reeves can crank out John Wick films while Daniel Craig is constantly in the hospital doing a fraction of the stunts
A couple years ago I went on a trip to Calgary. Got wasted and stumbled around downtown with some friends. Came out unscathed, but I can't say for sure how much of that was luck.
(If we can get enough anecdotes, we can call it "data.")
Any major city in the world has crime and "back alley" problems. Canada is no exception. Toronto has plenty of crime. And there are lots of places you should not go.