Story highlights Seven weather-related deaths reported in US and one in Canada

Normalcy trickles back in some areas of the Northeast

(CNN) Normalcy was trickling back to some areas of the Northeast after a major winter storm dumped more than 30 inches of snow in the region.

Commuters can expect regular train and metro service to resume Thursday. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted the state travel ban. Students will return to public school classrooms in Boston.

Airline travel also is getting back to normal. More than 1,200 US flights were canceled Wednesday, but the outlook was looking much better for Thursday, according to Flightaware.com

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The storm led to seven deaths in the United States and one in Canada this week, authorities said -- a toll that started Monday as snow fell in Wisconsin.

A roundup of the deaths:

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